| NWS Forecast for: Rockford IL Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL Last Update: 2:17 am CST Jan 21, 2026 |  |
Overnight: Snow likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 21. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Wednesday: A chance of snow before 8am, then snow showers likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Wednesday Night: Snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -6. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 13. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. | |
| Rockford IL 42.28°N 89.06°W | |
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