Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast

Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

39°F

4°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.71 in (1006.4 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	34°F (1°C)
Last update	6 Jan 4:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL

This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Patchy
Drizzle and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Patchy
Drizzle and
Patchy Fog
then Patchy
Fog
Wednesday
High: 42 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 45 °F
Chance Rain
then Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 38 °F
Rain then
Chance Rain
Friday
High: 42 °F
Slight Chance
Rain
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy drizzle and fog. Cloudy, with a high near 40. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Patchy drizzle before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

Rain, mainly after noon. High near 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night

Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday

Rain and snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.