Rockford, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain18%0.26″85°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle43%—79°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy12%—81°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——84°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm33%—85°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%—87°72°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 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 75 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rockford
- Sat88°70°14%
- Sun85°72°18%
- Mon79°68°43%
- Tue81°64°12%
- Wed84°62°8%
- Thu85°67°33%
- Fri87°72°52%
- Sat82°66°36%
- Sun74°59°14%
- Mon75°56°13%
- Tue77°57°12%
- Wed81°57°14%
- Thu85°60°16%
- Fri83°67°23%
- Sat78°69°23%
- Sun77°68°40%
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 — Rockford
SPC has placed Rockford 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 Rockford
- 47274