Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic
Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Rockford IL Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 3:51 pm CDT Jul 17, 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Patchy smoke after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 96. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Sunday: Areas of smoke before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. | |
| Rockford IL 42.28°N 89.06°W | |
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