Tag Archives: Fog in August

Farm Life: Fog (Haze) in August, Winter Forcast, 2021-22

This year’s Fog in August report is a little hazy, you could literally say. For the past few years, the confounding winter factor has been the temperature. We have had plenty of moisture, but warmer than usual temperatures. We ended … Continue reading

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Farm Life: Spring is in the Air, and Winter 2020-21 Fog in August Wrap-Up

Spring, a time of renewal, beginnings, blooms, thawing out. In our part of the Appalachian Mountains, Spring arrived quickly, with 20F’s giving way to 70F’s in a few days. Now frost and sun dance, with days gaining in length. Time … Continue reading

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Fog in August: Winter 2020-21 Forecast

I’m a bit late in posting my annual Fog in August report, on November 1st. But, this past week, we had temperatures in the 70’s, even up to 82F. Our part of the Appalachian Mountains should be in the 40’s, … Continue reading

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Farm Life: No Winter Report

I give up, April 1st, no joke.  Winter is not coming this year… Usually about now, we would be taking the plow off from the tractor and storing the snow shovels for summer.  We did that a month ago.  Last … Continue reading

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Farm Life: Fog in August, Winter Forecast for 2019-20

August 2019 had come and gone.  Time to give your the annual Fog in August report, and correlate this with the Hagers-Town Town and Contry Almanack forecast for Winter 2019-20. But first, let’s review how last Winter (2018-19) played out.

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Fog in August: Winter Weather Prediction 2018-19

October is with us and Winter is just around the corner… we will just ignor that it is 80F still and we are having thunderstorms as if it were August.  That brings us up to our annual Fog in August … Continue reading

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Farm Life: Fog in August, Winter Forecast 2017-2018

Fall is here… even though we have had at a September of 80F – 90F, this morning, the thermometer read 36F.  Time to take the window fans down!  I saw two wollie-worms in the garden today (one front black & … Continue reading

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Fog in August: Prediction for Winter 2016-17

Time for the annual Fog in August prediction for Winter 2016-17.  Last year’s Fog in August did not turn out to be accurate, due to lots of ice storms, but only one major snow storm (though about 3 feet in … Continue reading

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Winter Forcast, 2015-16

The Autumnal Equinox passed us last week.  During that week, we have had overcast to rainy sky every day.  Four inches of rain fell one day, then three more a couple of days later.  Mist kept us inside for most … Continue reading

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Farm Life: Hard Winter Predicted

Our Fog in August tally is complete… I have just been too busy preparing for winter weather to write about it.  From our daily drive to work, or looking out over the valley from our deck on our days off, … Continue reading

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