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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1022.3 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 12 Mar 4:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rockford IL

Wind Advisory March 13, 01:00am until March 13, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 3am. Low around 33. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers after 1pm, mixing with rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 10pm, then rain and snow showers after 10pm. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. High near 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 47 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before 3am. Low around 33. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow showers after 1pm, mixing with rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 10pm, then rain and snow showers after 10pm. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. High near 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rockford IL
 42.28°N 89.06°W
Last Update:
3:11 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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