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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: 3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026		Print

  • Today

    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.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    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.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    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%.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday
    Night

    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.

    Low: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny


  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear


  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny


  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear


  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny




    • 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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