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Rockford, Illinois weather · now

72°

Cloudy

Feels
72°
High / Low
79° / 62°
Wind
29 mph NNE
Humidity
73%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:21 AM 8:37 PM 15h 15m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 94% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Rockford, Illinois, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance rain showers today. Today's high is 79° with a low near 62°.

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts weather

79°F today — easy summer dressing.

Next 24 hours

55° 70° 85° ↑ 79° ↓ 62° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    72°

    10%

  2. 12 PM

    76°

    10%

  3. 2 PM

    78°

    3%

  4. 4 PM

    78°

    0%

  5. 6 PM

    77°

    1%

  6. 8 PM

    75°

    2%

  7. 10 PM

    68°

    3%

  8. 12 AM

    65°

    4%

  9. 2 AM

    63°

    5%

  10. 4 AM

    62°

    5%

  11. 6 AM

    63°

    5%

  12. 8 AM

    69°

    5%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Slight Chance Rain Showers 10% 79° · 62°
    1. 10 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 10%
    2. 11 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 10%
    3. 12 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 10%
    4. 1 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 6%
    5. 2 PM 78° Mostly Sunny 3%
    6. 3 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 1%
    7. 4 PM 78° Mostly Sunny
    8. 5 PM 78° Mostly Sunny
    9. 6 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 1%
    10. 7 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 2%
    11. 8 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 2%
    12. 9 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 3%
    13. 10 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 3%
    14. 11 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 3%
  2. Sun 6/28 Partly Sunny 6% 86° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 4%
    3. 2 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 5%
    5. 4 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 5%
    6. 5 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 5%
    7. 6 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 66° Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 69° Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 81° Partly Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 82° Partly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 84° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    16. 3 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    17. 4 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    18. 5 PM 86° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    20. 7 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 2%
    21. 8 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 2%
    22. 9 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 2%
    24. 11 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 2%
  3. Mon 6/29 Mostly Sunny 1% 92° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 2%
    2. 1 AM 78° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 76° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 78° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 80° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 86° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 91° Mostly Sunny
    16. 3 PM 91° Mostly Sunny
    17. 4 PM 92° Mostly Sunny
    18. 5 PM 92° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 92° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 8% 93° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 78° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 93° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 93° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 93° Mostly Clear 8%
    21. 8 PM 91° Mostly Clear 8%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 8%
    23. 10 PM 86° Mostly Clear 8%
    24. 11 PM 84° Mostly Clear 8%
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 12% 94° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 83° Mostly Clear 8%
    2. 1 AM 81° Mostly Clear 5%
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 5%
    4. 3 AM 79° Mostly Clear 5%
    5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 5%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 5%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 7%
    20. 7 PM 94° Mostly Clear 6%
    21. 8 PM 91° Mostly Clear 6%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 6%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 6%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 6%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% 94° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 81° Mostly Clear 6%
    2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear 12%
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear 12%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 12%
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear 12%
    6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Clear 12%
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny 12%
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 14%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    15. 2 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    16. 3 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    17. 4 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    18. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    19. 6 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    20. 7 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    21. 8 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    22. 9 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  7. Fri 7/3 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34% 92° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    3. 2 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    7. 6 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 13%
    9. 8 AM 78° Sunny 13%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 13%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 13%
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny 13%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 13%
    14. 1 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    15. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    16. 3 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    18. 5 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    19. 6 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    20. 7 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    21. 8 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    22. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Severe Thunderstorms 23% 89° · 73°
  2. Sun 7/5 Thunderstorms 24% 88° · 69°
  3. Mon 7/6 Severe Thunderstorms 22% 88° · 68°
  4. Tue 7/7 Severe Thunderstorms 18% 84° · 73°
  5. Wed 7/8 Thunderstorms 33% 86° · 68°
  6. Thu 7/9 Cloudy 32% 79° · 60°
  7. Fri 7/10 Sunny 42% 79° · 57°
  8. Sat 7/11 Sunny 27% 80° · 63°
  9. Sun 7/12 Thunderstorms 39% 86° · 63°

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, 6/29

Mostly Sunny, 92° / 77°

  1. Tomorrow86°75°
  2. Mon92°77°
  3. Tue93°76°
  4. Wed94°76°
  5. Thu94°74°
  6. Fri92°71°

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 6 AM

    comfortable at 63°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike10 AM

    comfortable at 72°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (10%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf10 AM

    comfortable at 72°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (10%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic10 AM

    comfortable at 72°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (10%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    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.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out4 days
  1. Thu, Jun 25±1°
    High78°79°-1°
    Low56°57°-1°
  2. Wed, Jun 24pending
    High79°——
    Low58°——
  3. Mon, Jun 22pending
    High76°——
    Low50°——
  4. Sun, Jun 21pending
    High72°——
    Low55°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Rockford

Rockford in June typically averages 82° highs and 64° lows, with about 17 days of rain. The hottest stretch is June (average high 82°); 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
Jun82°64°17
Jul82°65°19
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)

Today
A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.

Forecast details

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