Illinois Weather Gets a Second Summer, 10+ Days Above 80 Degrees

For those of us who have lived in Northern Illinois or Southern Wisconsin long enough, we know there are way more than just 4 seasons.

The 12 Seasons of Illinois

If you have never seen the memes shared around social media showing the dozen seasons we have to deal with in the Stateline area, here they are:

• Winter
• Fool's Spring
• Second Winter
• Spring of Deception
• Third Winter
• The Pollening
• Actual Spring
• Summer
• Hell's Front Porch
• False Fall
• Second Summer ◀YOU ARE HERE
• Actual Fall

How Long Does Second Summer Stay in Illinois

According to the latest Weather Channel extended forecast for Rockford, we'll be close to 90 degrees on Thursday (9/12) and it will stay well above 80 for at least the next 10 days.

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The next day the high temperature is expected to only reach the 70's will be September 23, when the Weather Channel says we'll have rain and a high of 76.

We're about a month away from our average "first freeze" in the Rockford region when we are likely to get our first temperatures below 32 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, that usually happens between October 11 and 20.

If you go a little further west, areas around Freeport and Galena get their average first freeze between October 5 and 10.

Will This Upcoming Weekend Be Hot and Stormy in Rockford?

The current forecast for Rockford from the National Weather Service has temperatures in the lower 80s on Friday (9/13), Saturday (9/14), and Sunday (9/15).

On Saturday, there's a 20 percent chance of showers during the day, and a 30 percent chance of rain and possible thunderstorms late Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the NWS.