Let's get some opinions from all the experts out there on what everyone think our weather/winter that is, will be like this winter. Any guesses? Farmers Almanac information for instance. I did not get one this season so not up on this forcast but interesed in what it said.

Minnow,

Here is an old farmers weather forecatsting tool.

According to old-timers, persimmon seeds can be used to predict the severity of winter weather.

When cut into two pieces, the persimmon seed will display one of three symbols. A knife shape, will indicate a cold icy winter (where wind will cut through you like a knife). A fork shape, indicates a mild winter. A spoon shape, stands for a shovel to dig out the snow.

There are a few persimmons still hanging around ,but most are on the ground.

Pick one up off the ground ,eat the pulp,then split the seed in half.(eating of pulp not neccessary)

I have seen all three "signs" this year.

So it will be a cold ,snowy, blustery winter, with some warm spells...Looks like a "normal" Hoosier winter heading our way.

One other "sign",,,really not a sign, but on average, we receive around 44 inches of liquid moisture in this part of the Hoosier State annually.

We have been very dry for 2 months, so to average out, we will be wet in late November and December.

Will it be cold enough for a lot of December Snow?

WOOLY WORMS

I haven't been out a lot the pass couple weeks, but maybe someone can fill me in,,,

A lot of folklore surrounds the banded wooly worm, particularly related to its supposed ability to predict upcoming winter weather each fall.

"The typical banded wooly worm has sections of black hairs at each end, and a section of orange-brown hairs in the center," she explained. "Legend says that the more black on a banded wooly worm, the more severe the winter will be.

"Some folks have taken this to an extreme, and noting that there are 13 segments in a typical banded wooly worm, they argue that each segment represents one week of winter. Orange segments predict mild weeks, and black ones foretell bad winter weather."

Some people also insist that the thickness of the hairs is the predictor--thick hair equals a bad winter, sparse hair a mild one. Another legend says that the direction a wooly worm is found traveling is a hint about the coming winter. If the wooly worm is traveling north, count on a mild winter. If he's headed south, get ready for a long, cold winter.