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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.67 in (1005.7 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 9 Dec 12:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Cherry Valley IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of rain or freezing rain, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Low around 29. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Breezy.
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F⇓

    Blustery.
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of rain or freezing rain, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Low around 29. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly before 10am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 5.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Cherry Valley IL
 42.23°N 88.97°W
Last Update:
1:41 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 15, 2025
 
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