Showers and Cooler Temperatures in the East; Multi-Day Rain Event in the Southwest

A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.38 in (1028.9 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 8 Oct 6:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Forreston IL

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 36. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 36. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Columbus Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Forreston IL
 42.12°N 89.57°W
4:26 am CDT Oct 8, 2025
7am CDT Oct 8, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 14, 2025
 
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