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Long range winter weather forecast
By: Greg MD 10/23/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 10/23/2025 12:44 PM
The humble woolly bear is just as good - maybe even better than the sharp dressed weather guessers on the boob toob. First, the color band chart...

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RE: Long range winter weather forecast
By: Greg MD 10/23/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 10/23/2025 12:48 PM
And this is a woolly bear's coat in my driveway showing a mild winter for our region. I might as well sell the snowblower and shovels to some poor sucker

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By: Stumpy 10/24/2025	Posted By: Stumpy - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/8/2005 Location: I'm right here Total Posts: 1053 Experience: Date Posted: 10/24/2025 10:33 AM
Ain't seen no wooly wermz yet. Hafta go with the Farmers Almanac... Click to follow link... And the Old Farmers Almanac... Click to follow link...

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By: Bentmtn 10/24/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 10/24/2025 2:17 PM
I was confused about the "woolly bear" ref. We always call them wooly worms in VA. I googled the term and it's a locale thang. I have heard that story about the woolies. And also about a lot of acorns. Did a home run slide recently in VA on my driveway walking over a ton of them....ouch!

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By: W&M OBX 10/24/2025	Posted By: W&M OBX - (Send PM) Member Since: 10/29/2012 Location: Nags Head Total Posts: 573 Experience: Date Posted: 10/24/2025 5:07 PM
I was confused about the "woolly bear" ref. We always call them wooly worms in VA. I googled the term and it's a locale thang. I have heard that story about the woolies. And also about a lot of acorns. Did a home run slide recently in VA on my driveway walking over a ton of them....ouch! Bentmtn The Live Oaks in Nags Head are dropping record amounts of acorns this year.

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By: Stumpy 10/24/2025	Posted By: Stumpy - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/8/2005 Location: I'm right here Total Posts: 1053 Experience: Date Posted: 10/24/2025 7:14 PM
Hic-ree nuts, akernz, persimmins... all around heavy mast crop this year. All the tree rats picking hickory nuts and husking them... sounds like it's raining. Especially as dad-gum dry as it is.

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By: ezbuckwheat 10/24/2025	Posted By: ezbuckwheat - (Send PM) Member Since: 1/18/2021 Location: Kitty Hawk Total Posts: 1727 Experience: Date Posted: 10/24/2025 7:18 PM
That’s good news!

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By: Bentmtn 10/24/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 10/24/2025 7:41 PM
So funny, guys. Hahahahahahha! They are tree rats with little fat cheeks.....storin' nuts for the winta!

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By: Squid Pro Quo 10/25/2025	Posted By: Squid Pro Quo - (Send PM) Member Since: 7/21/2008 Location: Total Posts: 7796 Experience: Date Posted: 10/25/2025 11:38 AM
Who knows the forecast?

RE: Long range winter weather forecast
By: Greg MD 10/25/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 10/25/2025 1:03 PM
Hic-ree nuts, akernz, persimmins... all around heavy mast crop this year. All the tree rats picking hickory nuts and husking them... sounds like it's raining. Especially as dad-gum dry as it is. Stumpy Tree chickens! Fat and juicy

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By: Bentmtn 10/25/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 10/25/2025 1:19 PM
Click to follow link... Hahahahhahahahahahaha!

RE: Long range winter weather forecast
By: Greg MD 10/25/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 10/25/2025 1:47 PM
Don't knock 'em if ya ain't tried 'em! There's a good reason for the tree chicken name.

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By: Stumpy 10/25/2025	Posted By: Stumpy - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/8/2005 Location: I'm right here Total Posts: 1053 Experience: Date Posted: 10/25/2025 7:02 PM
In Rowan county vernacular... "I seen" a werm of wooliness today. According to Greg's info-graphic, he was average.

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By: Bentmtn 10/25/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 10/25/2025 7:38 PM
In Rowan county vernacular... "I seen" a werm of wooliness today. According to Greg's info-graphic, he was average. Stumpy Hahahahhaha! I go crazy when I hear someone say "seen" incorrectly. I seen it! Goes against my GRAIN!

RE: Long range winter weather forecast
By: Stumpy 11/7/2025	Posted By: Stumpy - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/8/2005 Location: I'm right here Total Posts: 1053 Experience: Date Posted: 11/7/2025 10:53 AM
Hafta go with the Farmers Almanac... Click to follow link... Stumpy A little slice of Americana gone. abcnews.go.com/US/farmers...

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By: Bentmtn 11/7/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 11/7/2025 1:22 PM
Hafta go with the Farmers Almanac... Click to follow link... Stumpy A little slice of Americana gone. Stumpy That's very sad.

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By: Stratosman86 11/7/2025	Posted By: Stratosman86 - (Send PM) Member Since: 5/6/2020 Location: Enon, VA Total Posts: 602 Experience: Date Posted: 11/7/2025 2:04 PM
I was confused about the "woolly bear" ref. We always call them wooly worms in VA. I googled the term and it's a locale thang. I have heard that story about the woolies. And also about a lot of acorns. Did a home run slide recently in VA on my driveway walking over a ton of them....ouch! Bentmtn We were in Gettysburg last weekend and I told my cousin that the woolyboogers were predicting a mid to mild winter. She laughed and said what is a woolybooger. I lived in South Central PA for 25 years and they always called them woolyboogers.

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By: Greg MD 11/16/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 11/16/2025 10:29 PM
Windy today. Really windy. Lots of kindling in the yard. The best way to combat the chill is a warm fire. This is probably the cold start that my woolly bear predicted.

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By: Stumpy 11/17/2025	Posted By: Stumpy - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/8/2005 Location: I'm right here Total Posts: 1053 Experience: Date Posted: 11/17/2025 10:22 AM
No cold start here.

RE: Long range winter weather forecast
By: Greg MD 11/17/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 11/17/2025 10:39 AM
Ha! It's 30 degrees colder here, Stumpy. And the wind has been blowing 20-30 mph for 3 days now, gusting to 40. It was gusting to 50 yesterday so it's calming down.

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By: Bentmtn 11/17/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 11/17/2025 10:46 AM
Just jumped into an Uber in Chicago and killing time sitting in ridiculous traffic. 32 here. Was 40 in my hometown at 5 this morning on the way to the airport. You're lucky, Stumpy!! Enjoy!

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By: Rick 11/17/2025	Posted By: Rick - (Send PM) Member Since: 2/8/2004 Location: Amissville Va. Total Posts: 3085 Experience: Date Posted: 11/17/2025 10:27 PM
I have noticed an abundance of Nuts this year, always a sign of a harsh winter. most of the wooly caterpillars I see have more dark hair in the front indicating a hast start and mild ending

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By: Bentmtn 11/29/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 11/29/2025 8:32 AM
Click to follow link... Now what the heck did that wooly worm say!? And that's not wind chill temp they referred to....

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By: Greg MD 11/29/2025	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4900 Experience: Date Posted: 11/29/2025 9:47 AM
Click to follow link... Now what the heck did that wooly worm say!? And that's not wind chill temp they referred to.... Bentmtn Put another layer on and quit complaining And MY woolly bear said a cold start (you need a local woolly bear for Roanoke).

RE: Long range winter weather forecast
By: Bentmtn 11/29/2025	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 5961 Experience: Date Posted: 11/29/2025 12:01 PM
Click to follow link... Now what the heck did that wooly worm say!? And that's not wind chill temp they referred to.... Bentmtn Put another layer on and quit complaining And MY woolly bear said a cold start (you need a local woolly bear for Roanoke). Greg MD You are absolutely correct on that one since winter has not officially begun. I shouldn't complain....left Chicago just in the "nick.". Egads!

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