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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1028.6 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 22 Feb 11:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Garden Prairie IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered snow showers with intermittent flurries. 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 30%.

    High: 25 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Intermittent flurries with isolated snow showers before 9pm, then intermittent flurries between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -3. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • 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: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered snow showers with intermittent flurries. 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 30%.
Tonight
Intermittent flurries with isolated snow showers before 9pm, then intermittent flurries between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -3. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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
Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
A chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Garden Prairie IL
 42.2°N 88.77°W
Last Update:
11:56 am CST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Feb 22, 2026-6pm CST Feb 28, 2026
 
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