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Rockledge, Florida Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rockledge, FL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:18 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
76%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Rockledge, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockledge, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 74°H 91°
Rockledge, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    34%
    0.56″
    91°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    1.6″
    90°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.19″
    91°72°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    90°75°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    91°73°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    92°75°+1°
Rockledge, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 61°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 61° from the ssw.
Rockledge, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.03 inHg
Now
1016.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.91015.31016.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Rockledge, FL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 7 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Rockledge, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
13:18 UTC · Rockledge, FL · 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
13:18 UTC · Rockledge, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rockledge, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockledge, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockledge, FL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:05 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rockledge, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rockledge, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockledge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 32955

16-Day Forecast — Rockledge

  1. Sat91°76°34%
  2. Sun90°73°63%
  3. Mon90°74°77%
  4. Tue91°72°56%
  5. Wed90°75°35%
  6. Thu91°73°27%
  7. Fri92°75°26%
  8. Sat94°76°37%
  9. Sun95°75°34%
  10. Mon95°78°39%
  11. Tue89°75°46%
  12. Wed88°76°45%
  13. Thu84°75°32%
  14. Fri87°76°35%
  15. Sat89°78°36%
  16. Sun89°78°42%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Rockledge

SPC includes Rockledge 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 Rockledge

  • 32955
  • 32926
  • 32956

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.