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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Light Snow

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed W 18 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1025.0 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 22 Feb 3:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Machesney Park IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 25 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -2. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -2. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Thursday
A chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Machesney Park IL
 42.39°N 89.02°W
Last Update:
3:11 am CST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Feb 22, 2026-6pm CST Feb 28, 2026
 
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