Observed 5:25 AM CDT at KRFD

Rockford, IL weather

Clear and 46°8°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Haze · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 74Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (44°7° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°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 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	6%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	8%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	11%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	1%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	1%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	2%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	4%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	5%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	5%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	7%	2
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	33%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	15%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	18%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	19%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	32%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	24%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	76%	17%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	23%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	83%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	97%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	85%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	80%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	85%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	80%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	81%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	82%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	72%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	67%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	74%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	72%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	75%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°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 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°9°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
52°11°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  40% 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
53°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  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
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 51°.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 59–69°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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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 45°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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 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? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

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

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