winter

I will believe this when I see it actually happen. There are reports that the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warm and dry winter for both Missouri and Illinois. Let's dig in and see if that really is true.

You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long.

Be wrong. Oh, please be wrong. A brand new warning about the upcoming winter comes from an online forecaster who's sole purpose is to predict wintry weather. He says that he expects both Missouri and Illinois to get what he describes as the "worst of winter". Oh, boy.

Don't be mad at the messenger here.

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.

La Niña happens when the sea surface is cooler-than-average in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator.

The Old Farmer's Almanac has spoken, if you believe in that sort of thing.

Jim Paine has issued a statement on the snowplow plan.

#Hilarious! Thanks to Charlie, at least I'll have a smile when my face freezes as I'm shoveling my driveway on Sunday. #SnowIsComing

Would you agree that it's gotten warmer earlier than it normally does in Missouri? Does that mean we've seen our last freeze for the season? According to history, don't put your tomato plants out just yet.