Forecast Details for Rockford, IL

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Today: Scattered snow showers between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: A chance of freezing rain and sleet, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A slight chance of sleet, mixing with freezing rain after 8am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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