THE LONG RANGE FORECAST IS CALLING FOR WARMER AND DRIER THAN AVERAGE WEATHER IN ILLINOIS.

STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL SAYS THERE’S AN INCREASED CHANCE OF HIGHER TEMPS AND LESS PRECIPITATION FOR THE REST OF THE WINTER AND INTO SPRING.

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ANGEL SAYS THERE’S A CHANCE THAT LA NINA CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN LATE SUMMER…WHICH FOR ILLINOIS TYPICALLY MEANS HOT, DRY WEATHER.

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ANGEL SAYS ILLINOIS HAS RECEIVED BELOW AVERAGE SNOWFALL SO FAR THIS WINTER. TOTALS ARE 10 TO 25 PERCENT LESS THAN NORMAL IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND 25 TO 50 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE.