Posted: 11:04 PM The vast majority of us weren't awake to see the snow early Tuesday morning, while those of us who did see it only saw it cover the ground for a matter of hours!

Updated: 10:50 PM The Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center rate Sunday's avalanche danger as considerable to high.

Posted: 10:49 PM 6th Straight 40° recorded at RFD Monday, streak to continue several more!

Posted: 11:23 PM Our extremely mild winter continues to produce remarkable stat after remarkable stat!

Posted: 7:33 PM After one more mild day Thursday, significant changes for the colder are in store beginning Friday!

Posted: 7:24 PM Winter's not over yet, a significant chill appears likely late this week.

Posted: 11:11 PM Despite the clouds and fog, Rockford recorded yet another day above normal!

Updated: 5:38 PM It’s no secret the first two months of winter have been mild, but some businesses are suffering due to our lack of snow.

Posted: 10:50 PM Recently concluded January in the top 10% of warmest ever, December-January period in top 5%, and a surprising stat regarding January snowfall!

Posted: 10:40 PM The 50s take a break, but the overall warm trend is showing no signs of leaving anytime soon.

Updated: 5:40 PM Unseasonably warm temperatures made today feel more like May than late January. It’s a far cry from this time last year when the blizzard of 2011 dumped more than fifteen inches of snow here in Rockford.

Posted: 11:28 PM Unseasonable warmth will carry though this weekend, before changes occur next week. Also, a minor earthquake rattles parts of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

Posted: 10:38 PM An earlier feared Arctic blast is becoming far less fearsome, and all signs point to a warm end to January, start to February.

Posted: 11:30 AM Heavy rain and powerful winds that spawned several tornadoes have swept across Texas, forcing drivers to abandon cars on flooded roads but not dropping enough water to make up for the state's historic drought.

Posted: 11:57 PM Green and orange lights lit up the skies over northern Finland on Tuesday night.

Updated: 2:38 PM The 26th Annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition got underway Wednesday night at Sinissippi Park.

Posted: 10:44 PM A temperature roller coaster and several chances for precipitation are in store over the next seven days.

Posted: 10:44 PM Coldest part of winter is historically behind us, due in large part to longer days. Strong solar eruption points to possible Northern Lights display Tuesday night!

Updated: 11:24 PM A winter storm has forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights at Chicago's airports.

Updated: 5:36 PM Since this morning the snow has been piling on the roads and driving thru this storm is a little bit different from last weeks.

Posted: 11:36 PM Fire officials say they have stopped the forward progress of a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno, Nev., that burned several structures and forced about 10,000 people to flee their homes.

Updated: 3:04 PM Is your town under a snow emergency?

Posted: 11:35 PM As the winter's first major snowstorm continues to move across Illinois, airlines canceled more than 500 flights at Chicago airports.

Posted: 5:59 PM Cities and towns all around the Stateline are activating their winter storm procedures and rules.

Updated: 5:40 PM The Rockford Public Works Department has 30 trucks to handle clearing snow. For this storm, 22 trucks are in circulation and 8 are on standby.