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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

70°F

21°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	S 14 G 21 mph
Barometer	29.77 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Apr 3:54 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Rockford IL

Flood Watch April 15, 04:43pm until April 16, 01:00am

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch April 15, 04:43pm until April 16, 01:00am
NOW until 1:00am Thu
Flood Watch
This Afternoon
High: 70 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Heavy Rain
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 42 °F
Showers
Saturday
High: 52 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night

Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday

Patchy frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.