I wouldn't lose any sleep over this if I were you (yet), but Illinois is being warned to brace itself for a major winter storm that is allegedly coming for one specific week in January of 2025.
Something has changed over the span of a couple weeks. Unless my memory has failed me, Illinois was included in an area Farmer's Almanac said that along with Missouri was in for a more or less ordinary winter. Now, the Land of Lincoln has a forecast described as a 'wet winter whirlwind'.
What else would you expect really? It's not like Illinois isn't accustomed to winters with a lot of snow and cold conditions, but the new Farmer's Almanac prediction says the upcoming winter will be brutal for Illinois in particular.
I will warn you now that you're likely to be in a state of disbelief about what has just been predicted for Wisconsin especially considering it's still August as of now. Farmer's Almanac has just predicted snow for the state and not a tiny amount either.
Hold on a second. I need to catch my breath from laughing (or was that crying?) after I just saw that Farmer's Almanac is predicting snow for Illinois. Yes, I checked. It's still August. What the?