Rockford, Illinois

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Local Time: 9:36 AM CST (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.3° N 89.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Pat (Southern Pacific)

Active Advisory: Winter Storm Warning (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Local Storm Report, Public Information Statement

	Current Conditions

Near the Heart., Loves Park, Illinois (PWS)

Updated: 9:36 AM CST on February 09, 2010

29.5 °F

Snow Freezing Fog

Windchill:	30 °F
Humidity:	73%
Dew Point:	22 °F
Wind:	2.7 mph from the SE
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	29.12 in (Falling)
Visibility:	0.5 miles
Elevation:	740 ft

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Flight Rule:	LIFR (KRFD)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	133° (SE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Rockford	25 °F	Snow Freezing Fog	9:02 AM CST
	Janesville	27 °F	Light Snow	8:45 AM CST
	Freeport	23 °F	Light Snow	9:07 AM CST
	Rochelle	22 °F	Light Snow	8:45 AM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRFD)

31 °F

14 °F

Record (KRFD)

54 °F (1925)

-25 °F (1933)

Yesterday

30 °F

18 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 41

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Cairo	32°F
Metropolis	32°F
Marion Regional	31°F
Carbondale	30°F
Harrisburg	30°F

State Lows:
Quincy	1°F
Macomb	5°F
Pittsfield	5°F
Galesburg	8°F
Jacksonville	9°F

Astronomy

February 9, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:00 AM CST

5:21 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:31 AM CST

5:50 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:58 AM CST

6:23 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:25 AM CST

6:56 PM CST

Moon

4:20 AM CST

1:15 PM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 18m

Length of Day

10h 20m

Tomorrow will be 2m 34s longer.

Extended View

Waning Crescent, 17% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Rockford, IL

29.5 °F

Snow

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 61101

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
27° F \| 18° F	22° F \| 2° F	18° F \| 7° F	22° F \| 14° F	25° F \| 11° F
Snow 100% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Snow 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Winnebago

Updated: 3:06 am CST on February 9, 2010
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday...
	Today Snow. Areas of blowing snow late in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 100 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening...then a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Blowing snow through the night. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Total snow accumulation 6 to 10 inches. Blustery. Lows 17 to 21. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
	Wednesday Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Blustery. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times until late afternoon decreasing to 10 to 15 mph late in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows 1 to 5 above. Wind chills as low as zero to 10 below zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Thursday Mostly sunny. Highs 16 to 20. Lowest wind chill readings zero to 10 below zero in the morning. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 9 above.
	Friday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the lower 20s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 13 to 17.
	Saturday through Presidents Day Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. Lows 10 to 14.
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Air quality Forecast for Rockford

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Tuesday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Plabennec vs. Auxerre	4:00 PM CET on February 09, 2010	Chance of Snow, High 33° F/ 1° C
Guingamp vs. Boulogne	6:15 PM CET on February 09, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 39° F/ 4° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Gatorade Duel 1	2:15 PM EST on February 11, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Gatorade Duel 2	4:00 PM EST on February 11, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 52 °F
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Weather Stations

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Station Location

Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

Near the Heart., Loves Park, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

29.5 °F

22 °F

73%

SE at 2.7 mph

29.12 in

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

740 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

Cunningham and Westfield, Winnebago, IL

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27.5 °F

23 °F

83%

NE at 3.0 mph

29.10 in

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

849 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

3 Mi. SE of Winnebago, Winnebago, IL

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24.4 °F

23 °F

96%

East at 3.0 mph

29.05 in

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

838 ft

9:35 AM CST

Normal

Rockford, IL

Visit Website, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26.7 °F

23 °F

85%

ENE at 0.0 mph

29.01 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

0 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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Rockford NE (near RVC), Rockford, IL

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24.4 °F

22 °F

90%

ENE at 2.0 mph

29.88 in

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

856 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

Rockford, IL

Winnebago ARES, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

27.1 °F

22 °F

81%

NE at 0.0 mph

29.52 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

0 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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Rock River, Roscoe, IL

Roscoe Rockton River Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26.0 °F

24 °F

90%

NE at 2.0 mph

29.92 in

0.00 in / hr

26 °F

728 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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HADS KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT PERRYVILLE IL, Cherry Valley, IL

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

691 ft

8:30 AM CST

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HADS ROCK RIVER NEAR ROCKTON IL, Rockton, IL

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

709 ft

8:30 AM CST

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City of South Beloit IL, South Beloit, IL

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26.4 °F

26 °F

99%

NNE at 0.0 mph

29.12 in

0.00 in / hr

26 °F

756 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

Newark Township, Beloit, WI

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25.3 °F

23 °F

91%

NE at 1.0 mph

29.84 in

0.00 in / hr

25 °F

860 ft

9:35 AM CST

Normal

PG Elementary School, Poplar Grove, IL

Poplar Grove, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

29.6 °F

24 °F

80%

East at 3.5 mph

29.88 in

0.00 in / hr

26 °F

895 ft

9:36 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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WIDOT Beloit - I-90 @ Colley Rd., South Beloit, IL

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26 °F

25 °F

99%

South at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

20 °F

815 ft

9:02 AM CST

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APRSWXNET Beloit WI , Shirland, IL

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

25 °F

23 °F

91%

NNE at 0 mph

29.79 in

0.00 in / hr

25 °F

785 ft

9:20 AM CST

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2 Miles NE of Adeline, Leaf River, IL

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23.4 °F

22 °F

94%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.95 in

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

805 ft

7:32 AM CST

Rapid Fire

Brodhead Airport, Brodhead, WI

EAA Chapter 431 - Brodhead Airport, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

27.5 °F

21 °F

76%

NE at 5.0 mph

29.85 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

793 ft

9:34 AM CST

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 3:17 AM CST on February 09, 2010 ... Winter Storm Warning now in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday... The Winter Storm Warning is now in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday. * Timing... snow will continue through the day before ending this evening. Considerable blowing and drifting of the freshly fallen snow is likely tonight into very early Wednesday morning. * Accumulations... light to occasionally moderate snow will result in snowfall rates of generally a half inch or less per hour through this evening. The long duration of the storm will result in snowfall totals reaching 6 to 10 inches by this evening. * Hazards... in addition to the long duration accumulating snowfall... northwest winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph tonight into early Wednesday morning resulting in significant blowing and drifting snow. The potential exists for near white out conditions to develop in open and rural areas tonight. * Impacts... travel is likely to be significantly hampered during the snow storm through tonight. Due to the long duration of light to moderate snowfall even major roads and highways may become snow covered. Blowing and drifting snow tonight will result in near ground blizzard conditions in outlying areas making travel very dangerous. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow... sleet... ice... or strong winds are expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

	Local Storm Report
02/09/2010 1200 am Rockford Airport, Winnebago County. Snow m1.9 inch, reported by official NWS obs. Snowfall in the last 6 hours. 02/09/2010 1200 am Rockford, Winnebago County. Snow m1.5 inch, reported by co-op observer. Since 5pm Monday.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 08:42 am CST on February 09, 2010 ... Morning snowfall Roundup... the following are snow amounts for the previous 24-hours. Observations are usually taken at 7 am. 24-hour snowfall amounts for tuesday(02/09/10)... Northern Illinois snow location (county): fall(inches) Peru (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.3 Mendota (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.0 Ottawa (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..4.0 Rockford 4nw (winnebago)... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.0 Streator (livingston)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.0 Rockford (winnebago)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3.8 Paw Paw (lee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.5 Marseilles (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .3.4 Newark (kendall)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.1 Dwight (livingston)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.0 De Kalb (de kalb)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3.0 Plano (kendall)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .3.0 Paxton (ford)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.0 Kankakee (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.8 Morris (grundy)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.8 Roscoe 2se (winnebago)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.7 Steward (lee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.7 Coal City 4nnw (grundy)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.5 Bourbonnais (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.4 Milford (iroquois)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.4 Joliet 2n (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.2 Genoa (de kalb)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.1 Peotone (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.1 Barrington (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.0 Dresden lock/dam (grundy)... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Chatsworth (livingston)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.0 Elburn (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Herscher (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Lake Zurich (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Park Forest (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Rochelle (ogle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 St Anne (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 St Charles 7nw (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Watseka (iroquois)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Channahon (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.9 La Grange (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.9 Plainfield (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.9 Glen Ellyn (du page)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.8 Romeoville (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.8 Oak Brook (du page)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.8 Yorkville 2se (kendall)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.8 midway 3sw (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.7 St Charles (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.7 Marengo (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.5 Winfield (du page)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.5 Woodstock 5nw (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.5 Woodstock (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.5 Elgin (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.4 Mundelein (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.4 Streamwood (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.4 McHenry (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.3 Batavia (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.0 Joliet lock/dam (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.0 ohare (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.0 Spring Grove 2n (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.0 Wauconda (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.0 Northwest Indiana snow location (county): fall(inches) Valparaiso 5nne (porter)... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.7 Rensselaer (jasper)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.4 Lowell (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.3 Lake Village (newton)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.1 Wanatah in (porter)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Remington (jasper)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.7 Morocco (newton)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.5