Baby Wooly Worm spotted

Published On: Dec 24 2013 05:23:53 AM EST   Updated On: Sep 04 2013 03:40:44 PM EDT

The most famous weather prognosticator other than Punxsutawney Phil is the Wooly Worm.

I had never seen a baby one before until this morning.

Before we do the official wooly worm winter forecast.... say that fast 5 times in a row....
we will let them grow to full size. Most of the wooly worms are seen during the first half of October. That's when a lot of the winter predictions are made.

The wooly worm to look for has black on both ends and a orangish-brown color in the middle.
The wider the orange band, the milder the winter is supposed to be.
This little feller is predicting a normal winter at this time.

There are several wooly worm weather folklore sayings. Here they are....

Wooly worms    Accuracy scores: A- to C

Don't forget to go to the next page to see more sayings.

Wooly worms sighted late in the season during November, means a bad winter is ahead.
The main season for wooly worms is very late September into about the third week of October.   GRADE: B-

A large number of wooly worms visible in the fall means the following winter will be cold and snowy.  Grade: B

The official winter weather wooly worm has black on both ends and brown in the middle. The wider the brown band in the middle, the milder the winter.
While this is the most common forecast with the wooly worm, the grade only gets a C. It’s a fun thing to check.   GRADE: C

Wooly worms with 2 brown bands is a sign of a severe winter.
This is a pretty rare occurrence and something to be watched for.   GRADE: C

If wooly worms move unusually slow while in the sun, the winter will be a bad one.
This sounds crazy, but it is right more than it is wrong.   GRADE: B

When wooly worms are visible before the first frost, the winter will be cold.
Part of this comes from the idea of a warm fall precedes a cold winter. Part of it comes from the thinking that wooly worms are out early before a cold winter. There are several sayings in this direction.  GRADE: B-

If the all black wooly worm is extra furry, (or fuzzy) it will be a cold and snowy winter.
Can the wooly worm be like some animals that have a thick coat going into the winter?  GRADE: B

An abundance of white wooly worms indicates a snowy winter.
White wooly worms are not seen that often. Almost every fall that there have been sightings of white wooly worms, the following winter always had above average snowfall.   GRADE: A-

Wooly worms showing up early in the season is a sign of a cold winter coming up.
If you see wooly worms in August or early out! This has almost always led to a cold winter.   GRADE: A-


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