Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KRFD

Loves Park, IL weather

Partly cloudy and 52°11°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tonight at 3 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 52°11° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 68°20° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by midnight · 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
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	30%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	34%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	53%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	88%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	88%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	57%	87%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	89%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	86%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	79%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	43%	79%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	79%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	82%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	76%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	82%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	68%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	57%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	53%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	50%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	54%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	78%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	66%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 66°19°).
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
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 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
39°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
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
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
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
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–60°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–71°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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 Latham Park

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 4,640 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockford (Auburn Street)

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 5,770 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockton

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 4,180 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 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 123

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° 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

Loves Park weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:21–6:17 PM; Morning 7:01–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:28 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 55% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Loves Park, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River at Latham Park

Rock River at Rockford (Auburn Street)

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

Rock River at Rockton

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon