Chicago Weather Forecast: National vs. Almanac Predictions Divide on Winter's Severity

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Chicago Weather Forecast: National vs. Almanac Predictions Divide on Winter's Severity
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The upcoming winter in Chicago has forecasters divided. While the National Weather Service predicts above-average temperatures through fall and a high chance of La Niña, the Old Farmer's Almanac paints a picture of colder weather and significant snowfall.

Most Chicago residents expect cold weather and some snow during the winter months, but just how frigid it will get and how much snow the area will receive are a subject of a heated debate among forecast models.

Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyonly has an outlook that runs through the conclusion of meteorological fall, which ends on Nov. 30. That outlook is leaning toward above average temperatures in the Chicago area during that time, and about equal chances of either wetter or drier conditions than normal.

La Niña patterns occur when sea-surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean are unusually cold. Trade winds then grow in strength, pushing warmer water toward Asia, which then allows cool water to rise to the surface near the west coast of the Americas.

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