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Old Farmer’s Almanac Forecasts Wet Winter Amid Strong El Niño

8/7/2026

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The Old Farmer's Almanac updated its winter outlook on July 30, citing El Niño, solar cycle and ocean patterns.
It predicts wetter-than-usual conditions for southern Nevada and storms for Chicago and the Great Lakes, and claims 80% accuracy.
El Niño pushes the Pacific jet stream south, drying the northern U.S. and Canada, and the Climate Prediction Center gives it a 97% chance of persisting into spring 2027, which would wet the Gulf Coast and Southeast.

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The Old Farmer's Almanac updated its winter outlook on July 30, citing El Niño, solar cycle and ocean patterns.
It predicts wetter-than-usual conditions for southern Nevada and storms for Chicago and the Great Lakes, and claims 80% accuracy.
El Niño pushes the Pacific jet stream south, drying the northern U.S. and Canada, and the Climate Prediction Center gives it a 97% chance of persisting into spring 2027, which would wet the Gulf Coast and Southeast.