Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

A Few Clouds

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	N 16 mph
Barometer	30.24 in (1025.1 mb)
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	7 Dec 12:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Hillcrest IL

This Afternoon
High: 25 °F⇓
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 2 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 22 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Breezy. Rain
then Chance
Rain
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy early, then becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -8. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 1. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 31. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Thursday

A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.