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Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 13 Aug 7:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Machesney Park IL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Machesney Park IL
 42.34°N 89.08°W
Last Update:
5:41 am CDT Aug 13, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Aug 13, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 19, 2025
 
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