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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from July 26, 12:00 PM CDT until July 26, 08:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

73°F

23°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Last update	26 Jul 1:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rockford IL

Heat Advisory July 26, 12:00pm until July 26, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 72 °F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 91 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 70 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 84.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.