Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Partly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 5 Aug 3:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Poplar Grove IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of smoke before 11am. Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of smoke before 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Poplar Grove IL
 42.32°N 88.85°W
4:12 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
4pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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