Storm Station
Rockton, Illinois
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 4 mph E
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
74%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rockton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

RockfordRFD

At an airfield/18.2 mi away/722 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 417

Lawrence RdIMC05

Beside a road/20.2 mi away/900 ft/148 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank407of 417

measured daily2 instruments

South Beloit 1.5 ESEIL-WN-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/780 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Belvidere 1WBELI2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/751 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rockford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.2 mi from Rockton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rockford, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RFDFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCKFORDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 25,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERockford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RFDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RFD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Rockford: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RFDFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCKFORDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.0 F, 47.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLERockford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RFDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RFD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Rockford, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RFDFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCKFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERockford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RFDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RFD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rockford, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Rockton

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.