Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Fair

-6°F

-21°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	NW 20 mph
Barometer	30.48 in (1034.2 mb)
Dewpoint	-20°F (-29°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-30°F (-34°C)
Last update	23 Jan 2:54 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Ridott IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:25am until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:25am until January 23, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Fri
Extreme Cold Warning
Overnight
Low: -15 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: -5 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Sunday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday Night
Low: -6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 11 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -9. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -1.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 11.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.