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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: 6:36 pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
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  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy



  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny



  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers


  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny



  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms




  • Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.

    Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.



    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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