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7-Day Forecast 42.28°N 89.06°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Rockford IL
Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL
Last Update: 3:31 am CDT Jul 16, 2026		Print

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke before 8pm, then patchy smoke after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of smoke before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny



  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy



  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    Showers




    • Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke before 8pm, then patchy smoke after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of smoke before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Monday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.


    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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