Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

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	90%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Jul 10:54 pm 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

Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 93 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 73 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 93 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Light south southwest wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.