The Farmers’ Almanac has just come out with its winter 2020 weather predictions for Illinois, and you’re going to want to hear all about this upcoming season’s brutal temperatures and precipitation. The weather hasn’t been easy for anyone to calculate lately, so why not rely on the people who have been getting it right since 1818?
Scroll on to see what is in store for the Land of Lincoln this winter. It’s better to be prepared than to be in the dark.
Illinois winters are generally mixed as our giant state falls into two different climates. The northern portion of the state generally sees masses of snow while the southern region is more likely to see sheets of ice.
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The Farmers’ Almanac 2020 winter weather predictions for this upcoming cold season predict more of the same for the Midwest along with the rest of the eastern two-thirds of the country.
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The northern plains and Great Lakes areas, in general, are forecast to get the worst of it this winter with the most frigid temperatures and snowfall.
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These winter 2020 weather predictions call for colder-than-average temperatures in Illinois and throughout most of the states, so be sure to bundle up when you go out.
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It is predicted to be coldest during the final week of January 2020 into the beginning of February, so this would be an excellent time to plan a vacation to someplace tropical.
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Above-average snowfall is also predicted for Illinois, the Midwest, and much of the eastern third of the country throughout the season in what the Farmers’ Almanac has called a Polar Coaster.
Max Pixel Read more about this Polar Coaster from previous coverage here.
Believe it or not, the predictions made by the people and algorithms behind the Farmers’ Almanac are 85 percent accurate and have been spot on many times.
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What do you think about these winter 2020 weather predictions? Share your thoughts with us below in the comments.
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Read more about this Polar Coaster from previous coverage here.
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