The arrival of December will also bring the beginning Winter in Illinois. According to the astronomical view of the seasons, the Solstice will mark the beginning Boreal winter season in it Prairie State and throughout the United States.
Accordingly Time and datein 2025 the Solstice will happen in Illinois December 21st at 9:03 amMidpoint time. This phenomenon marks not only the beginning of winter, but also its beginning shortest day of Year.
However, the sunrise and sunset times vary depending on the city Chicago For reference, the source states that this will happen on December 21st nine hours, seven minutes and 44 seconds of sunlight. This happens as a result of It will be dusk at 7:14 a.m.while the Sunset will be visible at 4:22 p.m..
From then on and with the transition from winter to spring, The days are slowly getting longer. This trend will continue until June 21, when the summer solstice brings a day with 15 hours, 13 minutes and 41 seconds of light in the city.
Normally that is astronomical approach The most popular is to mark the beginning and end of each season. However, there are also those Meteorological viewthat considers the beginning of certain months as a change of season.
The Differences and dates For both visions they are as follows:
As far as the astronomical stations are concerned, they are: Solstices And equinox They don’t always occur at the same time. This means, for example, that the start of winter in 2025 will not take place on the same schedule as that in 2026, even though the dates may coincide.
Although according to the astronomical vision winter has not yet begun, it has Prairie State is already at the door extreme weather conditions. After snowfall that affected Chicago and Cook County in general, the National Meteorological Service (NWSfor its acronym in English) has already announced the forecast for the next few days.
The state must prepare for this between Thursday and Saturday Temperatures below normal. A high pressure system moving across the Midwest will bring numbers down to lows.
Although a somewhat more stable situation presents itself on Friday, the thermal sensation will remain at extreme levels. For the weekend, Another round of snow is not out of the question.
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