Outdoor conditions in

Pecatonica

Illinois
Freeze WatchFreeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:58PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago ILOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers88% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers86% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 59°Rain Showers84% rain98% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 59°Rain Showers77% rain99% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers Likely70% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 59°Rain Showers Likely65% rain99% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 58°Rain Showers Likely61% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 58°Chance Rain Showers36% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 56°Mostly Cloudy11% rain95% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 55°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 53°Mostly Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 51°Mostly Cloudy3% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 50°Mostly Cloudy2% rain95% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 49°Mostly Cloudy1% rain94% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain92% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 47°Mostly Cloudy0% rain92% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 46°Partly Sunny0% rain92% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain92% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 44°Partly Sunny8% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 29 mph
  21. 47°Mostly Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 50°Chance Rain Showers48% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  24. 52°Chance Rain Showers40% rain77% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
88%
Humidity
95–100%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
48%
Humidity
72–100%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–94%
Wind
15 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–80%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
44–89%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 59° / 55°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.88% rain · Humidity 95–100% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 53° / 38°Friday has a real shower chance.48% rain · Humidity 72–100% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 56° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–94% · Wind 15 mph
  4. 63° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–80% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 66° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–89% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Rockford area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
31GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground31 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Pecatonica radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Pecatonica.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
13 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Rockford area, about 16 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Pecatonica, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.