Illinois’ Hot Summer: Here’s What The Weather Experts Are Saying

When you start seeing weather-related words and phrases like "sizzling," "steamy," "oppressive heat," "high energy bills," and "soaring mercury," you begin to get the idea that the coming Illinois summer season might, in fact, be a very hot one.

It's not that we don't get our share of high 90 degree days (and sometimes even a few in the triple digits) in Illinois, but some forecasters are of the opinion that we'll have more of those than we do during an average summer season.

Oh, and we should probably familiarize ourselves with the word derecho (pronounced da-ray-cho).

A While Back, We Shared What The Farmer's Almanac And The Old Farmer's Almanac Were Predicting Illinois' Summer Season Would Be Like, Now Other Weather Watchers Are Sharing Their Predictions

To quickly recap that post, The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for a summer that's warmer and muggier than normal, with the hottest temperatures coming around July 4th, and hanging around throughout the month.

The Farmer's Almanac is of the same opinion, hotter than normal, more humid than normal, and a really hot July.

The Weather Channel says that the summer of 2024 in Illinois is going to be hotter than the last several summers.

NOAA's prediction for Illinois' summer weather is "likely above average," and says that heat-waves will be a common thing over the summer months.

Now, Another Well-Respected Weather Site Has Released Their Predictions For The Summer Of 2024 In Illinois, And They See Plenty Of Heat Coming Our Way, Too

So we've heard from the Old Farmer, The Farmer, The Weather Channel, and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and they say the temps are going to be high over this coming summer, and now so does AccuWeather.com in their seasonal forecast that was released on Wednesday of this week.

Some of the highlights include:

The Chicago area, along with Northern Illinois, hit 90 degrees or more on 21 days during the summer of 2023. AccuWeather's experts say we could see up to 27 days of those temps this summer.

Here in the Midwest, we could be looking at some serious heatwaves with some of the hottest areas over the Great Lakes, and in the Upper Midwest. AccuWeather says that showers and thunderstorms may bring periodic breaks in Illinois' heat in June and July, but dry weather in August could bring us the summer's hottest temperatures.

Those storms in June and July could bring about derechos, which AccuWeather describes as "intense thunderstorms nicknamed "inland hurricanes" due to the widespread wind damage they cause and how they appear on radar. A derecho generates winds over 58 mph across an area more than 400 miles wide but can unleash gusts over 100 mph—strong enough to flatten entire cornfields."