Hudson Valley winter outlook 2025-26

Come one, come all, and get the inside scoop on how snowy the Hudson Valley’s winter could be!

It’s hard to believe, but winter is just weeks away from arriving in the Hudson Valley.

But let’s face it: winters aren’t quite what they used to be around here.

It’s not to say that a polar vortex-filled winter like 2014-15, a blizzard-filled one like 1995-96, or the ultra harsh winters of the late 1970s won’t happen ever again, but it is getting harder to have one like those, the numbers tell us.

Only one winter out of the last seven has had above-average snowfall across the Hudson Valley.

Despite what the Farmer’s Almanac may say every year about how cold and snowy the winter ahead will be, the trend is not our friend.

But there are reasons to believe that the winter ahead will have some similarities with last winter, which wasn’t a total bust, despite having slightly below normal seasonal snowfall.

Here are my main takeaways for the season ahead: