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: 1:46 pm CDT May 18, 2026
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  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Cloudy


  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy


  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny


  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy


  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny


  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy


  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers



  • This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

    Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.



    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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