Lacking Snow this Winter Season

Seems as if the snow has been hard to come by this winter season.  Our highest snow came earlier in the month of January where totals ranged anywhere from three to five inches over northern Illinois.  So far for the month of January we've only received six inches of snow, putting us at a three and a half inch deficit.


But when we look back to December 1st, which was the beginning of Meteorological Winter, we're at about a 10.5 inch deficit.  The lack of precipitation and snow has had an impact on drought conditions over much of northwest Illinois and all of southern Wisconsin.  Many locations in the Midwest are reporting at least 'abnormally dry' conditions. 


While there is still plenty of winter left, the further we get into the month of February without any major accumulating snow, the harder it will be to make up our overall snowfall deficit for the winter season.


There could be a few flurries that fly through the sky late Wednesday and early Thursday, but this weekend may actually hold a better chance for accumulating snow.  While it's still too early to talk snow totals, the snow on Saturday could be enough to pull back out the shovel or snow plow.