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: 12:31 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
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  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers between 2am and 3am, then scattered flurries with isolated snow showers after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Isolated
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Scattered flurries with isolated snow showers before 7am, then scattered flurries between 7am and 8am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 9am. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 25 °F

    Blustery.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 1. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy



  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny



  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Snow.  Low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow



  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely before noon, then snow showers likely after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely



  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers


  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers


  • This Afternoon: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers between 2am and 3am, then scattered flurries with isolated snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Wednesday: Scattered flurries with isolated snow showers before 7am, then scattered flurries between 7am and 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 9am. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 1. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Friday: Snow likely before noon, then snow showers likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.



    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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