Rockwood, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain26%0.44″95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain26%0.37″85°70°-10°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle28%—88°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—87°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—88°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—94°72°+6°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle30%0.01″88°72°-6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62280
16-Day Forecast — Rockwood
- Sat95°73°26%
- Sun85°70°26%
- Mon88°69°28%
- Tue87°68°19%
- Wed88°66°14%
- Thu94°72°31%
- Fri88°72°30%
- Sat92°69°16%
- Sun80°65°12%
- Mon78°58°3%
- Tue79°60°6%
- Wed85°64°8%
- Thu79°65°11%
- Fri80°68°10%
- Sat88°70°17%
- Sun91°72°26%
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 — Rockwood
SPC has placed Rockwood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Rockwood
- 62280