Yarn Forecast

A year of your town's weather, one row a day.

We pulled every day's high from the NOAA weather station in 200 US cities and drew the temperature blanket each year makes, with the colors and the skeins already counted.

Starting in January? The 2027 yarn forecast tells you how much of each color to buy now.

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New York City, 2025: 365 rows from Central Park, New York City. Hottest 99°F on Jun 24.

2025, knitted in twelve cities

Same ten colors, same 10°F bands. Phoenix runs to red; Chicago spends its winter in blue.

All 200 cities

The 2027 forecast

Nobody knows next year's weather, but your city's last two years say how many rows of each color to expect. 199 cities have a forecast with the skeins to buy before January 1.

See the 2027 forecast

How much yarn

A year of single crochet at 50" wide is about 81" long and 3,200 yards of worsted. Double crochet makes it 166" long. See every stitch and width before you start.

How much yarn you need

Colors and ranges

Ten 10°F bands and two palettes of real Red Heart Super Saver shades, and how many rows each band takes in a hot city and a cold one.

Pick colors and ranges