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Rockford, Illinois weather · now

70°

Clear

High / Low
83° / 67°
Wind
25 mph NE
Humidity
88%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 1:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 41% · 3 PM

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Sun 5:59 AM 8:03 PM 14h 4m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Rockford, Illinois, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 83° with a low near 67°.

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts, grab the umbrella

Warm 83°F with passing rain.

Next 24 hours

65° 75° 85° ↑ 82° ↓ 68° 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM

  1. 12 PM

    78°

    32%

  2. 2 PM

    81°

    32%

  3. 4 PM

    82°

    39%

  4. 6 PM

    81°

    19%

  5. 8 PM

    78°

    15%

  6. 10 PM

    73°

    12%

  7. 12 AM

    71°

    19%

  8. 2 AM

    71°

    34%

  9. 4 AM

    69°

    25%

  10. 6 AM

    68°

    13%

  11. 8 AM

    70°

    18%

  12. 10 AM

    74°

    42%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41% 83° · 67°
    1. 12 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    2. 1 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    3. 2 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    4. 3 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    5. 4 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    6. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    7. 6 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    8. 7 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    9. 8 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    10. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 9%
    11. 10 PM 73° Mostly Cloudy 12%
    12. 11 PM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  2. Wed 8/12 Chance Rain Showers 48% 84° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    2. 1 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    3. 2 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    4. 3 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    5. 4 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 68° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    7. 6 AM 68° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    8. 7 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    9. 8 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    10. 9 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 48%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 42%
    12. 11 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    13. 12 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    14. 1 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    15. 2 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    16. 3 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    17. 4 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    18. 5 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    19. 6 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    20. 7 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    21. 8 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    23. 10 PM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    24. 11 PM 71° Chance Rain Showers 42%
  3. Thu 8/13 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71% 79° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    2. 1 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    3. 2 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    4. 3 AM 68° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    5. 4 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    6. 5 AM 67° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    7. 6 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    8. 7 AM 68° Rain Showers Likely 71%
    9. 8 AM 69° Rain Showers Likely 71%
    10. 9 AM 71° Rain Showers Likely 71%
    11. 10 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    12. 11 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    13. 12 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    14. 1 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    15. 2 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    16. 3 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    17. 4 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    18. 5 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    19. 6 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69%
    20. 7 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    21. 8 PM 74° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    22. 9 PM 72° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    23. 10 PM 70° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    24. 11 PM 69° Chance Rain Showers 32%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Rain Showers 64% 79° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    2. 1 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    3. 2 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    4. 3 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    5. 4 AM 65° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    6. 5 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    7. 6 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    8. 7 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    9. 8 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    10. 9 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    11. 10 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    12. 11 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    13. 12 PM 75° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    14. 1 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    15. 2 PM 77° Partly Sunny 13%
    16. 3 PM 77° Partly Sunny 13%
    17. 4 PM 77° Partly Sunny 13%
    18. 5 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    21. 8 PM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
  5. Sat 8/15 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67% 82° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 67° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    3. 2 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    4. 3 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    5. 4 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    6. 5 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    7. 6 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    8. 7 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    9. 8 AM 68° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    10. 9 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    11. 10 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    12. 11 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    13. 12 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    14. 1 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    15. 2 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    16. 3 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    17. 4 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    18. 5 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    19. 6 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    20. 7 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    21. 8 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    22. 9 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    23. 10 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    24. 11 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
  6. Sun 8/16 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48% 82° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    2. 1 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    3. 2 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    7. 6 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    9. 8 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    10. 9 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    11. 10 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    12. 11 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    13. 12 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    14. 1 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    15. 2 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    16. 3 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    17. 4 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 11%
    21. 8 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 11%
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny 9% 79° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 5%
    5. 4 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 5%
    6. 5 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 5%
    7. 6 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 64° Mostly Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 66° Mostly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 75° Mostly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 5%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 11% 79° · 57°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 18% 82° · 64°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 20% 80° · 63°
  4. Fri 8/21 Drizzle 10% 91° · 65°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 23% 70° · 53°
  6. Sun 8/23 Mostly Sunny 13% 68° · 48°
  7. Mon 8/24 Mostly Sunny 21% 72° · 46°
  8. Tue 8/25 Partly Cloudy 35% 72° · 48°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 19% 79° · 54°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Monday, 8/17

Mostly Sunny, 79° / 60°

  1. Tomorrow84°66°
  2. Thu79°63°
  3. Fri79°64°
  4. Sat82°68°
  5. Sun82°63°
  6. Mon79°60°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 64°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 5 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 5 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic5 PM

    comfortable at 82°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (23%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

Same day
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1 day out
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7 days out
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Day-by-day, 1 day out6 days
  1. Yesterday±2°
    High84°86°-2°
    Low68°70°-2°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±5°
    High85°83°+2°
    Low68°63°+5°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High81°——
    Low62°——
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High83°——
    Low66°——
  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High79°——
    Low61°——
  6. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High85°——
    Low67°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Rockford

Rockford in August typically averages 80° highs and 62° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 84°); the coldest is January (average low 13°). April is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan27°13°11
Feb35°19°9
Mar52°32°15
Apr61°42°19
May70°49°12
Jun80°62°17
Jul84°66°17
Aug80°62°12
Sep78°57°7
Oct67°48°8
Nov48°35°13
Dec33°19°13

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain showers likely before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LOT 25,89
Radar station
KMKX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
42.271, -89.094