Should Chicagoans expect an early winter this year?
The Brief
- Fall officially begins Sunday, but warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected to persist for a few weeks.
- Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford predicts that Chicago’s first freeze will likely arrive by the third week of October.
- The true fall weather pattern, with cooler air, isn’t expected until mid-October.
CHICAGO – Autumn officially begins this Sunday, but it looks like Chicagoans will have to wait a bit longer for that refreshing fall air.
According to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford, the warmer-than-usual weather will stick around for several more weeks.…