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Rock Mills, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Mills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rock Mills, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 1:38 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
89%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
2:53 PM
Rock Mills, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock Mills, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 91°
Rock Mills, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    91°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    68%
    0.04″
    85°71°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    92°71°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    92°69°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    94°71°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    93°72°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    47%
    95°73°+2°
Rock Mills, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · steady
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 9 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rock Mills, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.6988.3988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rock Mills, AL
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rock Mills, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:38 UTC · Rock Mills, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:38 UTC · Rock Mills, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rock Mills, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rock Mills, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rock Mills, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
2:53 PM
Civil dusk
8:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rock Mills, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rock Mills, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Mills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Rock Mills

  1. Sun91°71°23%
  2. Mon85°71°68%
  3. Tue92°71°30%
  4. Wed92°69°14%
  5. Thu94°71°14%
  6. Fri93°72°31%
  7. Sat95°73°47%
  8. Sun91°72°52%
  9. Mon83°70°32%
  10. Tue93°70°17%
  11. Wed91°70°26%
  12. Thu85°70°40%
  13. Fri85°69°45%
  14. Sat89°68°49%
  15. Sun79°70°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Rock Mills

SPC includes Rock Mills in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Rock Mills

  • 36274

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.