{"id":59,"date":"2026-09-16T09:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americaunfolded.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:13:27","slug":"heres-when-illinois-could-get-its-first-snowfall-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americaunfolded.com\/?p=59","title":{"rendered":"Here’s when Illinois could get its first snowfall of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ready or not, cooler weather for the fall is on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when might Illinois get its first snowfall?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what Farmers’ Almanac<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illinois is split between two regions on the Farmers’ Almanac map, titled Typical First Snowfall of the Season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The northern part of the prairie state is considered part of Great Lakes, while the central and Southern parts of the state are part of the Ohio Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great Lakes is predicted to see its first snow in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ohio Valley is predicted to see its first snow in late November or in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Farmers’ Almanac?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Published every year since 1818, the retail edition of the publication provides long-range weather predictions, in addition to articles, planning calendars, and other information, like the best days to garden and fish, quit a bad habit, and natural home remedies. More from the publication can be found online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers’ Almanac is different than the Old Farmer’s Almanac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is the first snow predicted?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The publication calls itself a “climatological guide rather than a forecast for one particular storm.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elevation, latitude, nearby bodies of water and the weather pattern in a particular year can move the first snow considerably earlier or later, the webpage reads, adding that the variation can be dramatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denver\u2019s average first measurable snowfall is around Oct. 18, for example, but the city has experienced its first measurable snow as early as September and as late as December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers’ Almanac does not define whether first snowfall means the first flakes or first accumulating snow, but it says that dates between the first flakes and the first significant snowfall can be weeks apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Chicago, for instance, the average first trace of snow occurs around the end of October, while measurable snow generally arrives during November and the first snowfall of an inch or more typically comes later, the webpage noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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