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January 8-9, 2026: Rare January Flash Flooding and Strong Winds

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	W 12 G 23 mph
Barometer	30.23 in (1024.6 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	14°F (-10°C)
Last update	11 Jan 5:54 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Machesney Park IL

Today
High: 32 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Breezy then
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 41 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 31 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery.