Outdoor conditions in

Rockford

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers100% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers96% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers98% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 55°Rain Showers87% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers78% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers Likely61% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 52°Chance Rain Showers39% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 49°Chance Rain Showers38% rain96% humidityGusts 20 mph
  10. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  11. 49°Mostly Cloudy6% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 47°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 46°Mostly Clear0% rain79% humidityGusts 22 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain82% humidityGusts 21 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy4% rain79% humidityGusts 22 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy7% rain82% humidityGusts 22 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy12% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 44°Chance Rain Showers29% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
  21. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain80% humidityGusts 39 mph
  24. 50°Mostly Cloudy10% rain71% humidityGusts 40 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
80–100%
Wind
23 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
29%
Humidity
56–93%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–100%
Wind
21 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–92%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 56° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 80–100% · Wind 23 mph
  2. 50° / 37°Friday looks breezy.29% rain · Humidity 56–93% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 64° / 39°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 41–92% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
8GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground8 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Rockford radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Rockford.

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
96%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
6 mph

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

Nearby regional view

Explore Mason City

About 20 miles away, the Mason City hub looks more deeply at Mason City, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Rockford’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

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

Air quality

This reading describes Waterloo area, about 47 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 Rockford, IA, 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.