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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Fog/Mist

42°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 27 Dec 8:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Poplar Grove IL

Wind Advisory December 28, 06:00pm until December 29, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of drizzle before midnight, then areas of drizzle with scattered showers after midnight. Widespread dense fog, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 45 by 3am. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 42 °F⇑

    Areas Drizzle
    and Dense Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers. Areas of fog before noon. High near 52. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Areas Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 7pm, then rain and snow between 7pm and 8pm, then snow after 8pm. Low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of drizzle before midnight, then areas of drizzle with scattered showers after midnight. Widespread dense fog, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 45 by 3am. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Showers. Areas of fog before noon. High near 52. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain before 7pm, then rain and snow between 7pm and 8pm, then snow after 8pm. Low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Poplar Grove IL
 42.34°N 88.88°W
Last Update:
8:56 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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