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Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast and Windy

42°F

6°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SW 26 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.45 in (997.7 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 9 Jan 3:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Loves Park IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy drizzle with scattered showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy drizzle with scattered showers before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 42 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy drizzle with scattered showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Patchy drizzle with scattered showers before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Loves Park IL
 42.32°N 89.03°W
Last Update:
3:56 am CST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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