CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — If it seems like the sun is setting earlier and earlier, it's not your imagination. Meteorologist Ricky Castro, with the Chicago National Weather Service office, explains.
“It looks like we're in the 4:20 p.m. time frame,” Castro said. “The exact time can vary a little bit … all due to how the earth orbits the sun and the angle in which it faces and whatnot.”
He said while the early sunsets might be a downer for some, there is a bright side. After the winter solstice arrives on Dec. 21, sunsets will slowly-but-surely come later in the day.
“The amount of time that we're dealing with these really short days is not too, too long until we notice [an] increase in the day length,” Castro said.
Once Chicagoans get through the holiday season, time until spring will move pretty quick.
All the same, many are sure to be counting the days until March 1: The first day of spring.
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