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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

42°F

6°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed S 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1007.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 12 Mar 11:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 01:00am until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers, mainly before 3am. Steady temperature around 41. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 44 °F

    Very Windy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4am. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers. High near 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain showers before 10pm, then snow showers. Low around 17. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery then
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, mainly before 3am. Steady temperature around 41. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4am. Low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers. High near 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 10pm, then snow showers. Low around 17. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL
 42.36°N 88.88°W
Last Update:
12:46 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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