KRFD 
Greater Rockford
Rockford, Illinois - United States
LatitudeLongitude
42° 11' 43" N89° 5' 49" W
42.195333-89.097167
Current KRFD Time
Local (DST -5)UTC (GMT -6)
05-18-2013 01:15 pm05-18-2013 18:15
Sunrise-SunsetMay 18, 2013
LocalUTC
Begin civil twilight04:57 am09:57
Sunrise05:29 am10:29
Sunset08:16 pm01:16
End civil twilight08:48 pm01:48
VFR VFR    MVFR MVFR    IFR IFR    LIFR LIFR    Unknown Unknown

Current Weather

KRFD 181754Z 15008KT 8SM FEW047 BKN060 26/16 A3002

WindVisibilityCloudsConditions
150° at 8 knots (9 mph)
8 statute miles
  • Few at 4,700' AGL
  • Broken at 6,000' AGL
  • No significant weather

Observed: Sat, May 18, 2013 @ 17:54 UTC(Z) (21 Minutes ago)Flight Conditions: VFR VFR (Visual Flight Rules)


TemperaturesReadingsPrecipitation
Current Temp26°C (79°F)
Low Temp15°C (59°F)
High Temp27°C (81°F)
Dewpoint16°C (61°F)
Humidity54%
Altimeter30.02"Hg
Sea Level Pressure1016.1mb
Field Elevation725.07'
None Recorded

Forecast Weather

KRFD 181734Z 1818/1918 16010KT P6SM SCT030 FM182100 13011KT P6SM SCT050 FM190200 12006KT P6SM FEW060 FM190900 VRB04KT 3SM BR FEW008 SCT200 FM191400 15012KT P6SM SCT040


From: Sat, May 18, 2013 @ 18:00 UTC(Z)  To: Sat, May 18, 2013 @ 21:00 UTC(Z)
WindVisibilityCloudsConditions
160° at 10 knots (12 mph)
Greater than 6 statute miles
  • Scattered at 3,000' AGL
  • No significant weather


From: Sat, May 18, 2013 @ 21:00 UTC(Z)  To: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 02:00 UTC(Z)
Type: FROM (Standard forecast or significant change)
WindVisibilityCloudsConditions
130° at 11 knots (13 mph)
Greater than 6 statute miles
  • Scattered at 5,000' AGL
  • No significant weather


From: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 02:00 UTC(Z)  To: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 09:00 UTC(Z)
Type: FROM (Standard forecast or significant change)
WindVisibilityCloudsConditions
120° at 6 knots (7 mph)
Greater than 6 statute miles
  • Few at 6,000' AGL
  • No significant weather


From: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 09:00 UTC(Z)  To: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 14:00 UTC(Z)
Type: FROM (Standard forecast or significant change)
WindVisibilityCloudsConditions
Varies at 4 knots (5 mph)
3 statute miles
  • Few at 800' AGL
  • Scattered at 20,000' AGL
  • Mist


From: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 14:00 UTC(Z)  To: Sun, May 19, 2013 @ 18:00 UTC(Z)
Type: FROM (Standard forecast or significant change)
WindVisibilityCloudsConditions
150° at 12 knots (14 mph)
Greater than 6 statute miles
  • Scattered at 4,000' AGL
  • No significant weather


Additional weather within a 50nm radius of KRFD

LocationMETAR
KRPJ
18.2nm S (180°)		20 minutes ago
KFEP
21.8nm W (278°)		20 minutes ago
KDKB
23.5nm SE (132°)		20 minutes ago
KJVL
25.6nm N (005°)		30 minutes ago
KEFT
33.3nm NW (319°)		20 minutes ago
KSQI
37.5nm SW (224°)		20 minutes ago
KARR
37.6nm SE (132°)		23 minutes ago
KDPA
41.6nm E/SE (114°)		23 minutes ago
KSFY
45.9nm W (259°)		20 minutes ago
KBUU
46nm NE (049°)		20 minutes ago
VFR VFR    MVFR MVFR    IFR IFR    LIFR LIFR    Unknown Unknown

Weather Advisories

CONVECTIVE SIGMET

WSUS32 KKCI 181755 SIGC CONVECTIVE SIGMET...NONE OUTLOOK VALID 181955-182355 AREA 1...FROM TTH-CEW-MCB-30ESE IGB-PXV-TTH WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. AREA 2...FROM 60E MOT-40N BJI-30N BRD-50SSE FAR-ONL-ADM-60W ACT-SJT-CDS-GLD-DEN-DIK-60E MOT WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. AREA 3...FROM 40SSW GGW-DIK-DEN-60ENE RSK-40SSW GGW WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.

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