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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD)

Lat: 42.19°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 735ft.

Overcast

47°F

8°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	S 10 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.64 in (1004.0 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	42°F (6°C)
Last update	17 Feb 8:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Garden Prairie IL

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 09:00am until February 18, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Chance Rain
then Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Becoming
Sunny and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Chance Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 31 °F
Rain Likely
Friday
High: 39 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.