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: 5:36 am CDT Jul 17, 2026 |  |
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 95. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. | |
| Rockford IL 42.28°N 89.06°W | |
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