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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.32 in (1027.2 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 4:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL

Freeze Warning April 20, 05:23am until April 20, 09:00am
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    Freeze Warning April 20, 05:23am until April 20, 09:00am

    NOW until 9:00am Mon

    Freeze Warning

  • Today

    High: 54 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.

    Low: 59 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL
 42.36°N 88.88°W
Last Update:
2:51 am CDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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