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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Mostly Cloudy

85°F

29°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 9 Jul 3:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rockford IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rockford IL
 42.26°N 89.09°W
Last Update:
4:16 pm CDT Jul 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Jul 9, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
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