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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

66°F

19°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1008.9 mb)
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Apr 2:54 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Chicago Rockford International Airport IL

Flood Watch April 16, 11:17am until April 19, 12:01am

Flood Watch April 15, 03:36pm until April 16, 01:00am

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch April 15, 03:36pm until April 16, 01:00am
NOW until 1:00am Thu
Flood Watch
This Afternoon
High: 70 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Heavy Rain
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 80 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 42 °F
Showers
Saturday
High: 53 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night

Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday

Patchy frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.