Additional Summer Snow Pounds The Alps; Extreme Chill Grip Uruguay; + The ‘Old’ Farmer’s Almanac Releases Its Winter Outlook
Additional Summer Snow Pounds The Alps
A small town nestled in the Italian Alps has been waking to “unusual” summer snowfall this week, as fall gets an early start across the European Alps.
In the Alpine resort town of Sestriere, residents and holidaymakers woke to several inches of snow Monday morning mere days after standard summer temperatures were enjoyed.
Residents said this was the first time it had snowed there in summer for at least a decade.
“I have never seen snow in August in Sestriere,” one local shop worker told newspaper Il Corriere. “There is a bit of disappointment actually … it means that the summer is over.”
Other residents considered the snow a “good omen” for the upcoming winter season.
Switching focus a little to the south, firefighters were called in to free several people on the Colle dell’Agnello Alpine pass which connects Italy and France after their cars became stranded in heavy snow — more than 25cm (10 inches).
The early-season flakes came as an even bigger shock to the system given the warmth enjoyed last week.
Zermatt, Switzerland–for example–a small alpine resort town in the shadow of the Matterhorn, logged a new record high temperature for August last Thursday –of 31.2C (88.2F)– but then just four days later the streets were pounded by heavy snow.
Even for the Swiss Alps, these flakes are arriving remarkably early.
“An unusual pre-season heavy snow event”, is how Nahel Belgherz, of the European Synchrotron Light Laboratory (ESRF), described it on X, in what is another low solar activity-induced meridional jet stream flow event; a ‘swing between extremes‘:
As per the forecasts, even more snow is likely in the coming days as anomalous cold grips much of the European continent.
Forecasts are calling for as much as 60cm (2ft) of snow for European glaciers by today, Wednesday — totals that what would prove record-breaking, according to inthesnow.com.
Said record-challenging snowfall has, of course, been sidestepped by our friendly propaganda outlets.
Below is what The Guardian recently had to say re. European slopes–literally as the rare summer snow was falling.
“A quarter of European ski resorts will have scarce snow every other year with 2C of global heating, a comprehensive analysis has found. It calls into question whether such resorts have a future as the climate crisis intensifies.”
In a separate article, released on the same day, The Guardian poses the loaded question, “Has humanity finally broken the climate?” Idiotic. But of course, the AGW rag then dangles ‘the carrot’: “A ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists.” The masses losing all hope won’t do the agenda any good. The establishment requires us proles to accept and work towards our own demise via the poverty-inducing carbon reductions/taxes that they’re fraudulently selling as our savior.
Summer is over for me in central Portugal, too.
An unusually cool season was felt, one punctuated by the odd 40+C, but a ‘blue’ summer overall, for sure, and now it’s over with forecasts calling for anomalous lows and heavy rains starting this weekend.
This is not what we’ve become accustomed to since emigrating here in 2018.
Extreme Chill Grip Uruguay
‘Swings between extremes‘ sums up South America’s winter, too — from record warmth to record chills and exceptional snow totals. Just last week, a powerful winter storm delivered in excess of 12 feet of powder to ski areas across the Andes.
But now its Uruguay’s turn to post anomalous lows.
Since the weekend, exceptional cold has gripped the country.
The lowest readings have been noted in Lavalleja and Florida.
Temperatures plunged to -5.1C (22.8F) on Monday, according to inumet, at the Dirección Nacional de Policía Caminera in Lavalleja.
Four days out from spring, this is a remarkable reading (Uruguay’s national record low for Sept stands at -5.6C/21.9F).
Along with Uruguay, the likes of Paraguay and Bolivia have also endured ‘pinks’ and ‘purples’ over the past 5-or-so days:
The ‘Old’ Farmer’s Almanac Releases Its Winter Outlook
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has now joined The Farmers’ Almanac in releasing its winter 2023-24 outlook for the United States. It’s calling for a similarly frosty and snowy season; an even colder season, all told, a “Winter Wonderland!”, in fact.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been publishing long-term weather forecasts since 1792.
Unlike its modern counterpart, The Farmers’ Almanac which uses a “mathematical and astronomical formula” dating back to 1818 that takes sunspot activity and other astronomical anomalies into account, The Old Almanac bases its predictions on a combination of animal signals, chicken bones, pig spleens, and other weather lore (see list below).
According to the chicken bones, this is what winter 2023-24 has in store:
Below is a summary of the forecast, lifted from The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s website:
“This winter’s forecast is sure to excite snow bunnies and sweater lovers alike, promising a whole lot of cold and snow across North America! Snowfall will be above normal across most snow-prone areas (except for the Pacific Northwest). Get prepared for oodles of fluffy white throughout the season! Keep a shovel at the ready early, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, where snow will arrive beginning in November with storms, showers, and flurries continuing through the start of spring.
“Along with above-normal snow, we’ll see normal to colder-than-normal temperatures in areas that typically receive snow. Expect just the right amount of chill in the air for an afternoon of adventurous snow sports or enjoying a big ol’ mug of hot cocoa by a crackling fire. Only snowy New England and the Atlantic Corridor will enjoy winter temperatures which are milder than what’s typical for their regions.”
If the Old Farmer’s Almanac is proven correct, this coming winter could be another historically cold and snowy one for western ski areas which last year saw all-time, record-setting snowfall posted by at least 19 resorts. In fact, the Almanac has delivered promising snow forecasts for the vast majority of U.S. slopes for the upcoming season, not just western ones.
The Weather Lore Pointing To A Hard Winter Ahead
1. Thicker-than-normal onions or corn husks; 2. Woodpeckers sharing a tree; 3. The early arrival of the snowy owl; 4. The early departure of geese and ducks; 5. The early migration of the monarch butterfly; 6. Thick hair on the nape of a cow’s neck; 7. Heavy and numerous fogs during August; 8. Raccoons with thick tails and bright bands; 9. Mice chewing furiously to get into your home; 10. The early arrival of crickets on the hearth; 11. Spiders spinning larger-than-usual webs and entering the house in great numbers; 12. Pigs gathering sticks; 13. Ants marching in a line rather than meandering; 14. Early seclusion of bees within the hive; 15. Unusual abundance of acorns; 16. Muskrats burrowing holes high on the river bank; 17. “See how high the hornet’s nest, ‘twill tell how high the snow will rest.”; 18. The size of the orange band on the woolly bear (or woolly worm) caterpillar–if the woolly worm caterpillar’s orange band is narrow, the winter will be snowy; conversely, a wide orange band means a mild winter. While fuzzier-than-normal woolly worm caterpillars are said to mean that winter will be very cold; 19. Squirrels gathering nuts early to fortify against a hard winter; 20. Frequent halos or rings around the sun or moon forecasts numerous snowfalls.
Hi,
Interesting predictions from the Old Farmers Almanac, like the website Weatheraction.com. I wonder how accurate they are compared to the computer generated weather forecasts from mainstream weather stations which factor in AGW?
It would be interesting to say look at last year’s forecasts and compare. I remember the Met Office getting one summer’s prediction spectacularly wrong a few years ago.
Great website Cap keep it up.
So today was Hurricane day here.
While it was a good blow only small twigs and palm tree branches were down.
At 6 AM the electricity went off, fortunately the coffee was made.
On checking things out on the street it was blocked by emergency vehicles
four houses down. Bob Sills house burned down, but he was ok. He managed to get out. So the electrical outage was due to it being turned off due to the fire, not any tree blowing against the lines shorting it. As I walked back to the house after the neighborhood discussion with the boys I met the electric utility company truck. My one neigbor was surprised I had a cup of coffee in my hand as it was made minutes before the outage. The other one complained about running up the propane bill by his generator. Within the hour the juice was restored, hence I can make this post!!!
Have a Great Climate Change Day,
Dallas
So today was Hurricane day here.
While it was a good blow only small twigs and palm tree branches were down.
At 6 AM the electricity went off, fortunately the coffee was made.
On checking things out on the street it was blocked by emergency vehicles
four houses down. Bob Sills house burned down, but he was ok. He managed to get out. So the electrical outage was due to it being turned off due to the fire, not any tree blowing against the lines shorting it. As I walked back to the house after the neighborhood discussion with the boys I met the electric utility company truck. My one neigbor was surprised I had a cup of coffee in my hand as it was made minutes before the outage. The other one complained about running up the propane bill by his generator. Within the hour the juice was restored, hence I can make this post!!!
Have a Great Climate Change Day,
Dallas
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North central Arkansas here. Geese have been going overhead headed south for over a week now.
I was a little bit uneasy about seeing a flock
of Cormorant flying over a lake in Texas. Common in the fall and winter but August?
Struck me as out of place. Definitely turned my head.
In the Atlanta area, parallel 34, trees started to turn cover at the beginning of August.
Now, instead of mowing the grass I have to collect the dead lives.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/atlanta/30303/august-weather/348181
I can send you pictures
? i thought they released a farmers almanac for winters outlook 2 weeks ago that said the northeast was frosty/snowy?? was that something different?
There are two: The Farmers’ Almanac and the ‘Old’ Farmer’s Almanac — it’s covered in the article.
Cap, I feel for you. All the people that decide to attempt first time gardening during the GSM will be facing unpredictable and challenging conditions. Texas heat this summer prevented pollination and in some cases, just plain killed some vegetable plants. Thank God for sweet potatoes. They are growing like weeds. A list of bullet proof plants is a good idea.
Sweet potatoes & Okra are an almost guaranteed success in the south.
Okra did not do well this year in East Tennessee. And our garden was not as productive overall. In the yard transplanted bamboo took off like a rocket for a week or two this spring and then just stopped growing. Dogwood started turning color in August, the norm is Sept. The black gum are already dropping leaves. Strange thing is the summer has been mild with August acting more like Sept and we had fall skies in June and July. So, no “excessive heat” and we’ve had 38″ of rain so far vs the norm of 36″…the weather seems normal and mild yet the garden did not do nearly as well as the past two growing seasons…got collards, broc, spinach, and kale just planted for the coming cool weather…we’ll see how it does…but the cold snap here Dec 2022 killed the collards and herb garden…the chamomile was the sole survivor. Fall colors were spectacular and right on time last winter (3rd wk of Oct 2022) while late but spectacular the fall before (2021) peaking the 2nd wk of Nov…more snow accumulation in ’21 while ’22 was mild compared to the rest of the nation…grey rains lasting a week at a time with temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s with an occasional dusting of snow in between. We felt cheated but after scraping ice off the windshield we got over it. Take-away is weather is not like a hollywood movie…we’ve all been programmed to expect a dramatic tipping point of some sort but what if the reality is things gradually cool to the point of being “cold” again (60’s and 70’s)? Saw two pileated wood peckers on one Mtn Ash eating seeds this weekend, never seen such. Got 3 or 4 years of fire wood stacked, who knows what next?
Here in Cleveland, Ohio I saw a couple of Canadian geese heading south for the winter and thought it odd that they were migrating so early. I figured that it must be getting cold early in Canada.