After More Than 200 Years, the Farmers’ Almanac Is Shutting Down

The Farmers’ Almanac, a centuries-old publication best known by skiers for its long-range winter weather forecasts, is shutting down. 

In a news release on November 6, 2025, the Farmers’ Almanac attributed the closure to the “growing financial challenges” of making and distributing the publication in “today’s chaotic media environment.”

The 2026 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac, which is now available in stores, will be the last. The publication plans to discontinue its digital content on FarmersAlmanac.com in December 2025.

“We are incredibly proud of the legacy we leave behind and grateful to our loyal staff, readers, contributors, and partners who have supported us through the years,” said editor Sandi Duncan. “Though the Almanac will no longer be available in print or online, its spirit will live on in the values it championed: simplicity, sustainability, and connection to nature.”

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Founded by poet, astronomer, and teacher David Young alongside publisher Jacob Mann, the Farmers’ Almanac dates back to 1818.

Young developed the publication’s original forecasting formula that underpinned its forecasts, and according to the Farmers’ Almanac, was said to have been hired by the French to determine if there was an eclipse on the day Jesus was crucified.

The exact details of Young’s formula, which covered seasons beyond winter, have been kept secret, lending the Farmers’ Almanac whimsical, old-timey charm. Another quirk: Caleb Weatherbee, a pseudonym for the prognosticators behind the Farmers’ Almanac’s predictions, has been passed down through generations.

The Farmers’ Almanac also published articles about astronomy and gardening, among other subjects.

While the Farmers’ Almanac, as its name implies, wasn’t a ski publication, its forecasts would eventually become one of a few yearly signs in ski culture that winter was approaching, like the first snow. The Old Farmer’s Almanac, another historic almanac that offers long-range winter forecasts, is still in business and positioned to continue that tradition.

This year, in what would become its final winter forecast, the Farmers’ Almanac summed up the coming ski season in three words: “chill, snow, repeat.”

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