Rockingham, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockingham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—98°78°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast40%—93°77°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%0.04″93°76°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle14%—95°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle14%—96°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—98°76°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—97°76°-1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockingham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Rockingham
- Sun98°78°15%
- Mon93°77°40%
- Tue93°76°26%
- Wed95°74°14%
- Thu96°76°14%
- Fri98°76°18%
- Sat97°76°27%
- Sun95°72°43%
- Mon78°70°36%
- Tue89°68°24%
- Wed94°71°37%
- Thu94°74°45%
- Fri93°73°39%
- Sat97°71°45%
- Sun97°76°52%
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 — Rockingham
SPC includes Rockingham 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 Rockingham
- 31510