Temperatures may go as low as minus 20 degrees in January
If you are a believer in the Farmers’ Almanac winter predictions, you may not want to hear what they have to say about Illinois. The publication is warning readers that this winter will be filled with plenty of shaking, shivering and shoveling.
Managing editor Sandi Duncan says the forecast comes from a formula that has been used since 1818.
“It uses a variety of factors, including various cycles involving the moon, as well as the sun, planets position and a variety of other factors,” Duncan said.
Duncan says Illinois will experience the harshest weather at the first of the year.
“For your area, the middle of January looks like brutally cold conditions and could bring temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees,” she said.
The Farmers’ Almanac is issuing a “hot chocolate warning” for people in eastern and southern states. That is because a cold December and a very cold January are expected. They note the good news is that milder temperatures will arrive in February.
Folks in the southeast will also see cold temperatures in January.
“Fortunately for the snowbirds, February will likewise warm the region to near-normal winter season temperatures overall,” according to the Almanac.
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