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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Mostly Cloudy

47°F

8°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed W 18 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 18 Apr 4:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL

Freeze Watch April 20, 12:00am until April 20, 09:00am
Frost Advisory April 19, 12:00am until April 19, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
Frost Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 53 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Poplar Grove IL
 42.36°N 88.88°W
Last Update:
4:21 pm CDT Apr 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Apr 18, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 25, 2026
 
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