Long Range Forecast Predicts Heat About To Hit Connecticut

CONNECTICUT — We had a couple of good-sized storms this past winter, but most every trace of snow is now gone from the beneath the azaleas and atop the garden gnomes. With Saturday ushering in the first day of spring, it's a fair strategy to empty the gas from the snow blower and contemplate the weather ahead.

The short answer? Make sure your air conditioning is in fine working order.

Mid-April is expected to see an early hot spell, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, and it will herald a summer that will be more sweltering than normal.

"April and May will be warmer and drier than normal, with an early hot spell in early to mid-April," the forecast says.

"Summer will be hotter than normal, with the hottest periods in early and mid-June, early to mid-July and early to mid-August."

The forecast warns of a hurricane hitting the northeast region in early August and a possible tropical storm in early to mid-September.

April's hot spell is predicted to hit between the 8th and the 13th. Average temperatures for the month are expected to be 5 degrees higher than normal, with rainfall 1 inch below average.

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The Old Farmer's Almanac, founded in 1792, is the oldest continuously published periodical in North America, according to its website. In fact, the almanac has released weather predictions since George Washington was president.

The Almanac's weather forecast methodology comes from a secret formula that was created by its founder, Robert Thomas, in 1792. The exact prediction process remains a secret, but the periodical discloses it uses solar science, climatology and meteorology to make its forecasts.