First snow · Illinois
When is the first snow in Rockford?
Rockford right now
36°FClear skies
- Today42°F / 34°FClear skies
- Tomorrow47°F / 30°FClear skies
- Monday48°F / 29°FClear skies
Today's forecast: sigh.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Rockford forecast for the next 5 days.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
Rockford’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 22.
Rockford’s first snow lands like a sequel nobody requested but everyone still watches.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for RockfordFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Rockford is number 51 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Lincoln, Nebraska: around November 22
- Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa: around November 22
- Columbus, Ohio: around November 21
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between November 4 and December 10. A typical Rockford winter adds up to about 37 inches of snow.
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How much snow Rockford gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Rockford area, winters 1991 to 2020 (28 with complete records), via the Applied Climate Information System. First snow here means the first day with at least a tenth of an inch.