Outdoor conditions in

Rock City

Illinois
Freeze WatchFreeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:57PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA ILOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers90% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers97% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers82% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers79% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers Likely62% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 55°Chance Rain Showers47% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 52°Chance Rain Showers48% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 52°Chance Rain Showers35% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 51°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  10. 49°Mostly Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 32 mph
  11. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 30 mph
  12. 47°Mostly Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 30 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 30 mph
  14. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 45°Partly Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 45°Partly Sunny5% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  20. 47°Chance Rain Showers30% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 49°Chance Rain Showers28% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  22. 51°Chance Rain Showers31% rain80% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 52°Chance Rain Showers51% rain74% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain74% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
97%
Humidity
100–100%
Wind
32 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
51%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–96%
Wind
16 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–82%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 56° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.97% rain · Humidity 100–100% · Wind 32 mph
  2. 53° / 39°Friday has a real shower chance.51% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 55° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–96% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 63° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–82% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 65° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 15 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

Rock City radar

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

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Rock City.

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?

Conditions could spread a fire quickly.

Wind, gusts, or the combination of dry air and wind raises the concern.

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 23 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 Rock City, 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.