Rockford, Illinois

Local Time: 11:57 AM CDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.3° N 89.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 97 (North Atlantic) Hurricane Norbert (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Odile (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

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

Updated: 11:57 AM CDT on October 11, 2008

76.6 °F / 24.8 °C

Clear

Humidity:	39%
Dew Point:	50 °F / 10 °C
Wind:	5.4 mph / 8.7 km/h / 2.4 m/s from the SSE
Wind Gust:	5.4 mph / 8.7 km/h
Pressure:	29.44 in / 996.8 hPa (Falling)
Heat Index:	78 °F / 26 °C
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	5 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	740 ft / 225 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRFD)
Wind Speed:	5.4 mph / 8.7 km/h / 2.4 m/s
Wind Dir:	164° (SSE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Rockford	76 °F / 24 °C	Clear	11:54 AM CDT
	Janesville	68 °F / 20 °C	Clear	10:45 AM CDT
	Freeport	72 °F / 22 °C	Clear	11:45 AM CDT
	Rochelle	73 °F / 23 °C	Clear	11:45 AM CDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRFD)

64 °F / 17 °C

42 °F / 5 °C

Record (KRFD)

88 °F / 31 °C (1920)

26 °F / -3 °C (1987)

Yesterday

74 °F / 23 °C

39 °F / 3 °C

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 8

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Robinson	80°F / 27°C
Carmi	80°F / 27°C
Taylorville	80°F / 27°C
Olney-Noble	80°F / 27°C
Harrisburg	80°F / 27°C

State Lows:
Rochelle	44°F / 7°C
Aurora	48°F / 9°C
Freeport	48°F / 9°C
Pontiac	48°F / 9°C
Kankakee	48°F / 9°C

Astronomy

October 11, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:05 AM CDT

6:20 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:37 AM CDT

6:48 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:04 AM CDT

7:20 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:32 AM CDT

7:53 PM CDT

Moon

4:40 PM CDT

3:21 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 11m

Length of Day

11h 15m

Tomorrow will be 2m 46s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 88% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Rockford, IL

76.6 °F / 24.8 °C

Clear

at 11:57 AM CDT

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
77° F \| 56° F 25° C \| 13° C	79° F \| 59° F 26° C \| 15° C	72° F \| 50° F 22° C \| 10° C	63° F \| 45° F 17° C \| 7° C	61° F \| 40° F 16° C \| 4° C
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Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.

Forecast for Winnebago

Updated: 4:01 am CDT on October 11, 2008

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Today

Sunny...warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

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Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph early in the evening becoming light and variable in the late evening and overnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Continued warm. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds around 10 mph.

Columbus Day

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s.

Wednesday through Thursday

Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.

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Air Quality Forecast for Rockford

	Air Quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
Sunday	Moderate		PM2.5
Monday	Moderate		PM2.5
Tuesday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on October 12, 2008	Chance of Rain, 72 °F / 22 °C
Dolphins vs. Texans	12:00 PM CDT on October 12, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 83 °F / 28 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
RedHawks vs. Huskies	3:00 PM CDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 77 °F / 25 °C
Rockets vs. Huskies	3:00 PM CDT on October 18, 2008	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Red Sox vs. Rays	8:07 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Chance of Rain, 81 °F / 27 °C
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 12, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Carlisle United vs. Milton Keynes	12:15 PM BST on October 11, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 64° F/ 18° C
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Leeds United	3:00 PM BST on October 11, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 60° F/ 16° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Bank of America 500	7:40 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 65 °F / 18 °C
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Average High 70° F/ 21° C
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Near the Heart., Loves Park, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

76.6 °F / 24.8 °C

50 °F / 10 °C

39%

SSE at 5.4 mph / 8.7 km/h / 2.4 m/s

29.44 in / 996.8 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

78 °F / 26 °C

740 ft

11:57 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

3 Mi. SE of Winnebago, Winnebago, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.9 °F / 23.8 °C

55 °F / 13 °C

50%

SW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.41 in / 995.8 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

78 °F / 25 °C

838 ft

11:57 AM CDT

Normal

Rock River, Roscoe, IL

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

73.7 °F / 23.2 °C

54 °F / 12 °C

50%

SE at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

30.23 in / 1023.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

728 ft

11:57 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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City of South Beloit IL, South Beloit, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

84.4 °F / 29.1 °C

58 °F / 14 °C

40%

SSW at 4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s

29.44 in / 996.8 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

84 °F / 29 °C

756 ft

11:57 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Newark Township, Beloit, WI

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75.3 °F / 24.1 °C

57 °F / 14 °C

53%

SSE at 1.0 mph / 1.6 km/h / 0.4 m/s

30.13 in / 1020.2 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

78 °F / 25 °C

860 ft

11:49 AM CDT

Normal

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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

73 °F / 22.8 °C

55 °F / 13 °C

53%

SW at 2 mph / 3.2 km/h / 0.9 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

815 ft

11:01 AM CDT

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APRSWXNET Beloit WI , Shirland, IL

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

73 °F / 22.8 °C

56 °F / 13 °C

55%

SSE at 0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

30.14 in / 1020.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

785 ft

11:19 AM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:00 am CDT on October 11, 2008 Snowfall and snow depth reports. Data provided by National Weather Service Chicago area and Rockford area snowfall team. 12 hr snowfall 12 hr snowfall total location ending 6am ending 6pm snow today yesterday depth at 6am Illinois Beach Park 0.0 / 0.0 / 0 Beecher / 0.0 / La Grange 0.0 / 0.0 / 0 Yorkville 2se / 0.0 / Northwest Indiana Highland / 0.0 / Schererville / 0.0 / Valparaiso 3se 0.0 / / 0