Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest
Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Rockford IL Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 2:46 am CDT Jul 24, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. | |
| Rockford IL 42.28°N 89.06°W | |
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