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Rockford, Illinois

  National Weather Service:
Flood Warning
    

5-day forecast
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76° | 52° 79° | 58° 83° | 65° 83° | 67° 83° | 65°

Current conditions
As of 8:54 PM CDT
at Rockford, Illinois

Scattered Clouds
Temperature: 65°
Wind: East 6 mph
Dewpoint: 52°
Humidity: 63%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Forecast

As of 3:45 PM CDT on July 3, 2008

Tonight...Becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph early in the evening becoming light and variable in the late evening and overnight.

Independence Day...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds.

Friday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.

Radar
Local radar » Loop
Regional radar » Loop

    Regional conditions
LocationConditionsTemp..
Rockford Scattered Clouds 65°
Afton Scattered Clouds 64°
Baileyville Clear 61°
Rochelle Clear 64°
Monroe Clear 63°
Cortland Clear 59°
Rock Falls Overcast 66°
Sugar Grove Scattered Clouds 63°
Burlington Clear 57°
West Chicago Clear 60°

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
July 3, 2008
Normal high:83° Record high:99° (1925)
Normal low:62° Record low:45° (1924)
Sunrise:5:25 AM Moon Rise: 5:43 AM
Sunset:8:36 PM Moon Set: 9:31 PM
Complete weather almanac
Detailed History and Climate

Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 7:50 PM CDT on July 03, 2008


The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Latham Park.
* Until Tuesday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 645 PM Thursday the stage was 10.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to slowly fall to below flood
stage by Tuesday afternoon.
* Impact... at 10.0 feet... water affects low lying back yards near the
river.





750 PM CDT Thu Jul 03 2008

The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Rockton.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 730 PM Thursday the stage was 11.4 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to slowly fall. The river will
likely fall below flood stage at the end of next week.
* Impact... at 12.0 feet... water begins to flow over low lying roads
along the river in Roscoe.




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