Iowans are still enduring the heat of summer, but forecasters are already looking ahead to the winter chill.
The 2026 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac is now available and editor Sandi Duncan predicts Iowans will need to make sure their furnaces are in good working condition or they’re stocked up on firewood.
“The winter’s going to be on a ‘chill, snow, repeat’ pattern, meaning, it’s going to chill down, snow and then repeat again,” Duncan says. “You guys are very lucky, or unlucky, depending on how you look at it — but you guys are tough — your specific area, we’re seeing very cold conditions with a lot of snow, and in fact, the snowy and cold conditions may start a little bit early this year.”…