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Illinois Christmas Weather Forecast: Old Farmer’s Almanac
Some areas may be wishing for snow and getting it. Some people will get no snow at all. Here's what we'll get, according to the almanac.
ILLINOIS — The Old Farmer’s Almanac has good news — in some parts of the country — for the romantics who shed tears, and maybe icicles, at the sight of a white Christmas. Others will have to settle for rain. And still others — poor things — will spend the day basking in glowing sunshine.
In Illinois, The Old Farmer’s Almanac weather forecast for Christmas calls for colder weather with "snowy periods." Most of Illinois falls under the Lower Lakes region of The Old Farmer's Almanac.
You’d think the The Old Farmer’s Almanac would have a pretty good grasp of the weather, given the famous yellow book has been published since 1792.
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Not to be confused with the unrelated Farmers’ Almanac, distinguished by the placement of the apostrophe in its title and published merely since 1818, The Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast for Christmas includes every region of the country.
If you want sunshine, the good book says, make Christmas a travel destination to the Desert Southwest or to Hawaii. Or be living there.
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For lots of snow, the almanac points to regions including the Midwest, where they predict we'll have no shortage of the snowy majesty for Christmas Day.
“We expect the white stuff to blanket the ground for Christmas Day!” the almanac excitedly predicts for these areas. “Fresh flakes may fall in the days before Christmas, or even on the holiday itself. Look for the Almanac’s predicted ‘parade of snowstorms’ to march across the northern tier of the country, from central Washington into the Upper Midwest.”
For those who arne't bif fans of cold and snow, if it makes you feel better, Hawaii may get some brief, warm showers. And the Southwest temperatures will be a bit nippy. It even may be chilly enough that while you’re stuffing yourself into uncomfortable rain gear, 10-pound coats and heavy rubber boots, people in those areas might have to snuggle into a slinky sweater.
But here in Illinois, the almanac says we'll likely have to break out the heavy winter coats and shovels.
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