Old Farmer's Almanac August Weather Forecast For New York

Looking ahead to the dog days of summer in Western New York, it looks like you will need an umbrella to enjoy the final days of summer in the 716.

Old Farmer's Almanac Calling For Wet August In Western New York

The long-range forecast for the month of August in Western New York looks like it will be a wet one for the 716. The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for a wetter-than-normal month of August in Western New York

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Their long-range forecast for August is predicting scattered thunderstorms and rain showers for the first couple of weeks of the month, before heavy rain is expected in the 3rd week. The rain will continue to wrap up the month as well.

Overall, we could be about an inch or more of rain than our normal amount of 4 inches for the month.

Check out their full forecast.

Dates	Weather Conditions
Aug 1-16	Scattered t-storms, then sunny; warm, then turning cool
Aug 17-25	Scattered t-storms; cool, then warmer
Aug 26-28	Heavy rain east, sunny west; warm
Aug 29-31	Scattered t-storms, mild
August	temperature 70.5° (2° above avg. east, 1° below west) precipitation 5" (1" above avg.)

That rainy trend is expected to end in September. It will also be much cooler after Labor Day in Western New York. The Old Farmer's Almanac has a much cooler-than-normal month of September across the 716. That means you might need the long jackets for the kids as they head back to school

Check out the Old Farmer's Almanac 12-month forecast HERE.