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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: 6:56 am CST Jan 14, 2026		Print

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers with scattered flurries before 11am, then scattered flurries between 11am and 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny



  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 21. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow



  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy


  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers


  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday
    Night

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

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy



  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny





    • Today: Snow showers with scattered flurries before 11am, then scattered flurries between 11am and 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 21. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. 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 6.

    M.L.King Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16.


    Rockford IL
     42.28°N 89.06°W

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