Machesney Park, IL Weather Forecast
Winnebago County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Machesney Park, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Machesney Park, IL at a glance
Machesney Park is home to about 22,630 people in Winnebago County, across 13 square miles. It ranks 104th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Loves Park, 2 miles away.
- County
- Winnebago County
- Population
- 22,630 2023 est.
- Land area
- 13 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,784
- Forecast point
- 42.3677°N, 89.0245°W
How well can the network see Machesney Park?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMKX (Milwaukee, WI), to the NNE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,400 ft above Machesney Park. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KRFD (Rockford Intl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Machesney Park
- Loves Park, IL2 mi
- Roscoe, IL4 mi
- Rockton, IL6 mi
- Rockford, IL8 mi
- South Beloit, IL8 mi
- Poplar Grove, IL9 mi
- Cherry Valley, IL9 mi
- Belvidere, IL10 mi
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