BRRR! WE could be in for a cold one this winter!
Earthworms are already burrowing themselves well into the soil.
And according to amateur forecaster Henry Barrowclough, of Waterloo, that could mean a "rough winter" in Huddersfield.
A former landscape gardener Henry, 85, watches the movements of worms to predict weather trends.
And he has confirmed earlier reports this week from the Met Office that we could be in for some freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls this year.
"It's going to be a rough winter," he said.
"The worms are already making a nose-dive into the soil. It's very unusual for September."
Mr Barrowclough has been proved correct in many of his previous forecasts.
He has been predicting the weather for more than 30 years and last year accurately used his worms to say it would snow on Christmas Day.
Salendine Nook meteorologist Paul Stevens, who uses more sophisticated and technical means, said October would have normal temperatures with spells of wet weather.
November and December would be wet and windy.
And he said as winds increased from the North East snow was a strong possibility for Christmas Day with heavy falls into January.
"A white Christmas is likely," he said.
