Last year, Oregon was slammed with a brutal winter that included snow, freezing rain, more snow, blizzards, and storms. It was the seventh coldest winter in the state’s history. Luckily, it appears that better weather is headed our way this year. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, Oregonians should expect drier and more normal conditions for winter 2017-18. Here’s what’s in store for our state:
The Farmer’s Almanac has been predicting the weather since 1818. This year it is forecasting that Oregon will have “a return to more normal weather conditions in regard to both temperatures and precipitation.”
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This is welcome news, considering the rough winter we experienced last year.
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But don’t get too excited just yet. It will still be fairly cold at times, and there will be occasional bouts of heavy precipitation. The good news is that these will be balanced out by “spells of dry and mild weather.”
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If you’re in the Eastern half of Oregon, you can expect average conditions in November, followed by an extremely cold, wet, and snowy December. January and February will make up for this though. They are both expected to be on the mild side with warmer temperatures.
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If you’re in the Western half of the state, there should be very little precipitation in November. December is expected to be moderately cold, followed by a mild January and very warm February.
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We all know how weather predictions are in the Pacific Northwest, but hey, the Farmer’s Almanac has been predicting the weather with an 80% accuracy rate since 1818. Read more about the 2018 Long Range Weather Forecast for Oregon here.
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