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Wally the Woolly Worm Predicts a Cold, Snowy Start to Winter

Wally, the 2026 Woolly Worm Festival champion, has predicted a cold and snowy start to winter, followed by mostly average temperatures during weeks 5 through 12 and a chilly final week.

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Wally, the 2026 Woolly Worm Festival champion, is calling for a cold and snowy start to winter, average temperatures through the middle weeks, and a chilly finish. The woolly worm forecast is one of those High Country traditions that sits somewhere between superstition and sport, and it has never pretended to be meteorology. If Wally is right, stock the firewood now.

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