Rockport, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast38%—88°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle15%0.03″85°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—87°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—91°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast53%—95°76°+4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:39 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42369
16-Day Forecast — Rockport
- Sat88°68°6%
- Sun88°73°38%
- Mon85°69°15%
- Tue82°66°7%
- Wed87°63°10%
- Thu91°67°29%
- Fri95°76°53%
- Sat85°70°48%
- Sun79°61°22%
- Mon80°57°12%
- Tue82°60°9%
- Wed86°60°33%
- Thu87°66°39%
- Fri89°68°29%
- Sat75°67°46%
- Sun76°67°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 — Rockport
SPC includes Rockport 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 Rockport
- 42369