RFD Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Chicago Rockford International Airport, Rockford, IL · KRFD

Current weather at Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford, IL (IATA RFD, ICAO KRFD): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 8 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 12:54Z on Nov 5, 35 minutes ago

Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 8 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: few clouds at 1,200 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 9°C (48°F), dew point 7°C (44°F).
Altimeter: 29.73 inHg (1007 hPa).

METAR KRFD 051254Z 25008KT 10SM FEW012 OVC021 09/07 A2973 RMK AO2 DZE21 SLP069 P0000 T00890067 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 250° at 8 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
01	005°	Tailwind 3 kt	7 kt from the left	8,200 ft
19	185°	3 kt	7 kt from the right	8,200 ft
07	065°	Tailwind 8 kt	1 kt from the left	10,002 ft
25 Most headwind	245°	8 kt	1 kt from the right	10,002 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 12:09Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KRFD 051209Z 0512/0612 23010KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 BKN015 TEMPO 0512/0516 5SM -RADZ BR FM051830 30009KT 6SM -SHRADZ BKN008 OVC012 TEMPO 0520/0523 3SM -RADZ BR FM052300 35012G20KT P6SM BKN015

Nov 5 12:00Z to 18:30Z
Wind 230° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 800 ft, broken clouds at 1,500 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Visibility 5 miles; light rain, light drizzle, mist.
From Nov 5 18:30Z (until 23:00Z)
Wind 300° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers, light drizzle showers; broken clouds at 800 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 20:00Z to 23:00Z
Visibility 3 miles; light rain, light drizzle, mist.
From Nov 5 23:00Z (until Nov 6 12:00Z)
Wind 350° at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,500 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

FBOs and services

FBOs

Emery Air+1 815-968-8287Fuel (OpenStreetMap): Jet A, 100LL

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.