Rockford, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle47%0.03″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—83°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°58°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°58°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—81°62°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—79°64°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—83°60°+4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 49341
15-Day Forecast — Rockford
- Sat85°69°47%
- Sun83°69°15%
- Mon81°58°5%
- Tue83°58°2%
- Wed81°62°15%
- Thu79°64°23%
- Fri83°60°23%
- Sat80°62°14%
- Sun75°60°11%
- Mon87°60°11%
- Tue72°60°13%
- Wed83°56°16%
- Thu83°60°29%
- Fri81°67°39%
- Sat80°57°14%
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 includes Rockford in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rockford
- 49341
- 49351