
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: 3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026 | |
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Friday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. | |
| Rockford IL 42.28°N 89.06°W | |
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