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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT)

Lat: 41.52°NLon: 88.18°WElev: 572ft.

Partly Cloudy

62°F

17°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Mar 7:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rockdale IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 59. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 59 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Showers
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Temperature rising to near 61 by 9am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 61 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 59. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Temperature rising to near 61 by 9am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Rockdale IL
 41.52°N 88.11°W
Last Update:
7:11 pm CST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Mar 6, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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