Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Mid-South to the Mid-Atlantic; Building Heat in the West

Severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, a couple of tornadoes, and heavy rain across portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Mid-South. Severe storms may produce hail across the northern/central High Plains. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Fire weather concerns continue for Interior Alaska and the Four Corners region. Read More >

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: 2:36 pm CDT Jun 22, 2026
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  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers


  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds


  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms


  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers


  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy



  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny





  • This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.

    Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.



    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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