Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

44°F

7°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.74 in (1007.6 mb)
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Last update	28 Dec 12:54 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Chicago Rockford International Airport IL

Wind Advisory December 28, 06:00pm until December 29, 06:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Overnight
Low: 45 °F
Areas Drizzle
and Dense Fog
Sunday
High: 50 °F⇓
Showers and
Areas Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Windy.
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Monday
High: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Areas of drizzle with scattered showers. Widespread dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

Showers. Areas of fog before noon. Temperature rising to near 50 by noon, then falling to around 42 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain before 7pm, then snow. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.