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Rockford, IL weather

It is 54°F and clear at Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 51°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:35 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:17 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Clear

Wind

SSE 5 mph

Humidity 77% · dew point 46°F

Pressure · visibility

30.18 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport (KRFD), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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Around the NWS LOT forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LOT office near Rockford.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Rockford (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM54°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM53°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM53°FMostly Clear0%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM52°FClear0%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FSunny1% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FSunny0%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM56°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM61°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM71°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 2 PM73°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM74°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM74°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM73°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM70°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM66°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM64°FMostly Clear3%S 15 mph
Wed 11 PM64°FPartly Cloudy3%S 15 mph
Thu 12 AM63°FPartly Cloudy3%SSW 15 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Rockford can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 75°F·Low 60°F

Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 67°F·Low 43°F

A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 63°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

High 63°F·Low 50°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday

High 65°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday

High 63°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Rockford is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ003, county zone ILC201.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Rockford (42.2593, -89.0635), in Winnebago County. Population: 147,486 (2024 estimate), number 5 of the 121 Illinois cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMKX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.2593,-89.0635 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:35 PM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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