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Rock, Michigan Weather

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

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

Rock, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:29 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
91%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
5:42 PM
Rock, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 74°
Rock, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    74°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°54°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    83°54°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    82°62°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    59%
    0.88″
    74°55°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    48%
    74°53°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    78°51°+4°
Rock, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · veering 62°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 5 · pk 25
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the n.
Rock, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2978.9980.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rock, MI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Rock, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
09:29 UTC · Rock, MI · 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
09:29 UTC · Rock, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rock, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rock, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rock, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
5:42 PM
Civil dusk
10:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rock, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rock, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49880

15-Day Forecast — Rock

  1. Sat74°60°20%
  2. Sun78°54°2%
  3. Mon83°54°1%
  4. Tue82°62°40%
  5. Wed74°55°59%
  6. Thu74°53°48%
  7. Fri78°51°13%
  8. Sat71°57°18%
  9. Sun70°56°13%
  10. Mon81°56°14%
  11. Tue67°56°11%
  12. Wed86°53°15%
  13. Thu78°61°40%
  14. Fri79°53°26%
  15. Sat80°48°22%

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 — Rock

SPC includes Rock in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Rock

  • 49880

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.