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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 Fog/Mist

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Loves Park IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -36. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.

    High: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -36. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Loves Park IL
 42.32°N 89.03°W
Last Update:
5:36 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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