What will winter bring?

I try not to put too much stock into weather forecasts. "I'll believe it when I see it," has long been my mantra when it comes to the weather.

After coming through such a mild fall -- Thank you, Missouri! -- I stand optimistic that we won't have a repeat of last winter...

Then I read this ...

" ... the Farmers’ Almanac predicts 'cold and very snowy' conditions for northern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. AccuWeather.com, a private forecasting service, puts Missouri and Kansas in a 'wintry battle zone' between the 'heaviest snow' to the north and 'not much winter' to the south."

Shoot.