What the winter may be like

The Old Farmer's Almanac has come out with its forecast of winter weather in California. From the California Farm Bureau Federation:

If you're looking for a sign about what the weather will be like this winter, the Old Farmer's Almanac says the stormiest periods will come in mid-November, mid-to-late January and early March in the Pacific Southwest. That forecast region includes much of California, from the Bay Area southward. The almanac's editors predict overall rainfall to be slightly below average in the Bay Area and above average elsewhere.

As I've been told, we're heading back into an El Nino pattern, so most of the storms figure to mainly target areas south of Sacramento. How much rain we get in the Redding area will depend on the strength of the pattern.