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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Light Rain and Windy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed S 28 G 52 mph
Barometer 29.52 in (1000.2 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Machesney Park IL

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

    NOW until 4:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west northwest 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 28. 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: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • 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 53. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Low around 18. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery then
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Monday

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

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 41. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west northwest 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 28. 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 chance of snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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 53. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Low around 18. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow showers likely before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Machesney Park IL
 42.37°N 89.11°W
Last Update:
2:36 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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