The Old Farmer's Almanac has been making predictions since it was founded in 1792 and it's proven to be correct, most of the time. In fact, their forecast predictions last winter were 71.4 percent accurate. 

Many will be hoping the Farmer's Almanac to be less than accurate this coming winter, as predictions are less than ideal for the prairies.

"We're calling for another frosty, frigid and freezing winter and, in fact, for the prairie provinces, we're calling it a frigid and snowy winter," shared the publication's managing editor Sandi Duncan. "The biggest drop of temperatures are going to come, looking ahead, at the end of January- January 24th to the 27th - where we're saying there's a possibility for the temperatures in your area to get as low as -40 degrees Celsius."

She said the Farmer’s Almanac is also calling for a major snowstorm with widespread heavy snow from January 20 to 23. 

Overall predictions in the Almanac are calling for temperatures to be slightly higher than normal for the prairies, on average, with above-average precipitation.

The Old Farmer's Almanac doesn't just predict the weather, it has extensive astronomical tables as well. The 228th edition of the Almanac was recently released.