Observed 8:00 AM CDT at KRFD

Holcomb, IL weather

Sunny and 50°10°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 90Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	9%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	1%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	1%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	1%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	4%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	3%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	41%	4%	3
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	39%	39%	2
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	38%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	51%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	55%	0
Fri 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	58%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	36%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	43%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	50%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	34%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	69%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	99%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	88%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	88%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	80%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	54%	80%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	76%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	77%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	81%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	71%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	67%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	63%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	69%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	63%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	68%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 50°.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–69°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rock River at Byron

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 5,410 cfs

Reading from Fri 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kishwaukee River near Perryville

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 657 cfs

Reading from Fri 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 108 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Rockford Greater Rockford Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SatOct 17
−1°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Holcomb weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:19 PM; Morning 7:00–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:22 AM · rises 4:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Holcomb. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Holcomb, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River at Byron

Kishwaukee River near Perryville

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon