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Rockville, Alabama Weather

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

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

Rockville, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:36 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
86%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
2:59 PM
Rockville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockville, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 88°
Rockville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    58%
    0.78″
    88°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    88°72°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    93°73°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    15%
    92°72°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    21%
    93°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    94°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.32″
    96°73°+2°
Rockville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · backing 9°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 333SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the nw.
Rockville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.61004.21005.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rockville, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
14.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rockville, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
05:36 UTC · Rockville, 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
05:36 UTC · Rockville, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rockville, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockville, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
2:59 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rockville, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rockville, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Rockville

  1. Sun89°73°58%
  2. Mon88°72°61%
  3. Tue93°73°36%
  4. Wed92°72°15%
  5. Thu93°75°21%
  6. Fri94°74°28%
  7. Sat96°73°50%
  8. Sun93°71°55%
  9. Mon77°70°52%
  10. Tue89°70°32%
  11. Wed94°70°18%
  12. Thu96°73°27%
  13. Fri91°73°35%
  14. Sat94°72°44%
  15. Sun98°72°43%

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 — Rockville

SPC includes Rockville 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 Rockville

  • 36545

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.