Farmer's Almanac predicts 'chilled and wet' winter for Nashville, Tennessee
Winter might make a comeback this season, bringing chilled, wet weather to Tennessee after what was an unusually warm winter last year in the United States.
The Farmer's Almanac, which published its winter 2024 extended weather forecast, predicts traditionally cool temperatures and snowy weather conditions will return.
Tennessee and the southeast will experience a wetter-than-normal winter with average temperatures overall, the Almanac says.
"A few frosts may send many shivers to snowbirds trying to avoid the cold and snow back home," the Almanac says.
Why will it be a colder winter?
El Niño will be fickle, brewing in the latter half of 2023 and lasting into the winter of 2024, according to the Almanac.
The climate pattern pushes the Pacific jet stream south and causes it to spread further east, according to the National Weather Service. During the winter, this means the south tends to have wetter conditions and the north has warmer, drier conditions.
"It means that cold temperatures should prevail throughout the country and bring snow, sleet, and ice," the Almanac said.
Other Farmer's Almanac winter weather predictions for Tennessee
The Almanac makes several predictions for the upcoming winter season to help you plan when you need to pull out those sweaters, how much hot chocolate you need to buy and when to just stay indoors.
According to the Almanac:
The second week of January will be stormy, snowy and wet for the Pacific Coast and eastern states.
Lots of cold temperatures and some storms will keep folks in the south central states busy during the middle of January
Unseasonably cold temperatures will blow into the Southeast states mid-February.
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