Rockwood, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle61%0.07″89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers72%0.78″80°70°-9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—77°63°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°62°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle31%0.01″73°67°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—80°61°+7°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rockwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48173
15-Day Forecast — Rockwood
- Sat88°72°61%
- Sun80°70°72%
- Mon77°63°28%
- Tue83°62°9%
- Wed84°63°8%
- Thu73°67°31%
- Fri80°61°27%
- Sat78°65°19%
- Sun78°64°17%
- Mon83°61°11%
- Tue75°65°11%
- Wed80°60°27%
- Thu82°61°37%
- Fri80°69°42%
- Sat78°63°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 — Rockwood
SPC includes Rockwood 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 Rockwood
- 48173