{"id":4329,"date":"2019-02-20T10:41:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/?p=4329"},"modified":"2020-03-04T22:18:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T22:18:47","slug":"2019-weather-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/2019-weather-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Experts: 2019 Weather Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h2>What Has Been Predicted About Weather in 2019?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\n<p>The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac was released for 2019. What did it reveal about Texas? What other 2019 weather predictions exist?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer months could be a few degrees colder than normal<\/li>\n<li>Summer months could be rainier than usual<\/li>\n<li>Hottest days will be mid-June and July<\/li>\n<li>Good chance of snow in early January and mid-February<\/li>\n<li>April and May will be warmer and rainer than usual<\/li>\n<li>September and October may be cooler and rainier than usual<\/li>\n<li>There may be a tropical storm threat in August<\/li>\n<li>There may be a hurricane threat in September<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will the warmer and rainier spring months result in more unstable conditions and moisture, causing more hail? Hopefully not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h2>About The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac<\/h2>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/almanac.com\/weather\/longrange\/region\/us\/11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full free two-month forecast<\/a> from The Almanac or buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.almanac.com\/almanacs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that The Almanac claims a historical average accuracy rate of 80 percent for predictions like these. That&#8217;s actually pretty impressive for predictions 12 months out. The predictions are based on solar science, climatology and meteorology.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Since 1792, The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac has spoken to all walks of life: planting charts for those who grow their own food; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; Moon and sunrise times for those who watch the skies; and <strong>forecasts for those who don\u2019t like the question of weather left up in the air<\/strong>.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/almanac.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">almanac.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>How Accurate is the Winter Weather Forecast So Far?<\/h3>\n<h4>Top 5 Winter Weather Predictions from The Almanac<\/h4>\n<p>Considering buying your first copy of The Almanac and wondering about its accuracy? Here are five notes from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/content\/2019-winter-weather-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 Winter Weather Forecast<\/a>. Seeing as we&#8217;re halfway through and have experienced some intense winter weather in some areas, this is a timely example.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Warmer than usual except the Southwest<\/li>\n<li>Colder than usual in the Southwest<\/li>\n<li>El Nino will prevent cold air from lingering up north<\/li>\n<li>More precipitation than normal in most places<\/li>\n<li>Less snowfall than usual where there\u2019s typically snow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Actually, both The Almanac and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted less severe winters than usual. Were they right?<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Additional Resources for Weather Predictions<\/h3>\n<h4>Where do I find the best weather predictions?<\/h4>\n<p>First, check out these 90-day forecasts at NOAA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/90day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Climate Prediction Center<\/a>. (Maybe you&#8217;ll also need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/long_range\/seasonal_info.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this guide<\/a> on how to read them.) Second, two months ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2018\/12\/2019-may-be-hottest-year-yet-el-nino-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic posted an interesting read about how 2019 may be the hottest year ever<\/a> because:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;&#8230;an El Ni\u00f1o event is very likely under way, amping up extreme weather already made worse by climate change\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Stephen Leahy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2018\/12\/2019-may-be-hottest-year-yet-el-nino-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to compare predictions to actual outcomes, especially when it comes to our notoriously and arguably unpredictable weather. We&#8217;ll be attentively watching weather develop this year and fixing as much subsequent auto damage as we can.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Has Been Predicted About Weather in 2019? The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac was released for 2019. What did it reveal about Texas? What other 2019 weather predictions exist? Summer months could be a few degrees colder than normal Summer months could be rainier than usual Hottest days will be mid-June and July Good chance of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auto-hail-repair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehailshopusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}