Expect A Stormy, Sizzling Summer, Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA — With Memorial Day approaching, Farmers' Almanac has released its much anticipated 2021 summer forecast. The weather for southwestern Pennsylvania is predicted to be stormy and sizzling from mid-summer to late in the season.F

Farmers' Almanac predicts that summer temperatures will rise above-normal for about two-thirds of the country, especially in the south and east.

Typically, the hottest summer weather occurs in last July or early August; this year's hottest temperatures could happen in late August and early September. The potential for severe storms will be higher than usual as well.

"There will be a greater-than-average frequency of thunderstorms for a large portion of the country," Almanac editor Peter Geiger said in a news release. "Many of these storms could prove to be quite strong, particularly over the eastern third of the nation."

While summer thunderstorms are common, the higher number of storms predicted is unusual.

As for tropical activity, Farmers' Almanac is forecasting a hurricane threat for Florida during the first week of August. That system is expected to weaken as it tracks north, mostly just inland from
the coast in the days that follow. Another hurricane threat is expected in the final days of August near the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast.

A hurricane could provide south Florida with a glancing blow during the second week of October, Farmers' Almanac predicts.

Farmers' Almanac's forecasting formula takes into consideration things like sunspot activity, tidal action of the Moon, the position of the planets, and a variety of other factors. Editors say they use a reliable set of rules dating back to 1818 and developed by David Young, the
publication's first editor.

See the complete Farmers' Almanac forecast here.