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Rockford, Indiana

Community in Jackson County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Rockford

Index 9, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Columbus (IN), 17 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone-7 ppb21.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rockford

None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rockford, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Rockford, IndianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Rockford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

SeymourIN013

Beside a road/6.0 mi away/551 ft/68 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank754of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Seymour 0.5 NNEIN-JK-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/619 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ColumbusCLBI3

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/607 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank20of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Columbus/Balkala, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.1 mi from Rockford, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:45 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,700 ft, broken at 2,200 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Columbus/Balkala, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAKFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBUS/BALKALASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEColumbus/Balkala, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BAK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Columbus/Balkala: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAKFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBUS/BALKALATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEColumbus/Balkala, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BAKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BAK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Columbus/Balkala, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAKFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBUS/BALKALAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColumbus/Balkala, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BAKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BAK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Columbus (CLBI3), 12.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Rockford

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

Near Rockford

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