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: 2:46 pm CDT Aug 4, 2026
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  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon.  High near 74. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    T-storms



  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 60 °F

    T-storms
    Likely


  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy



  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny



  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms


  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny



  • Saturday
    Night

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

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers



  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. High near 74. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

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

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



    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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