South Rockwood, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Rockwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle61%0.06″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers72%0.28″81°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—77°63°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——85°62°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle31%0.01″73°67°-12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—81°61°+8°
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 ~64%) — 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
South Rockwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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: 48179
15-Day Forecast — South Rockwood
- Sat88°71°61%
- Sun81°69°72%
- Mon77°63°28%
- Tue85°62°9%
- Wed85°62°8%
- Thu73°67°31%
- Fri81°61°27%
- Sat81°64°19%
- Sun79°64°17%
- Mon84°61°11%
- Tue75°64°11%
- Wed79°59°18%
- Thu82°60°39%
- Fri84°67°40%
- Sat78°62°13%
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 — South Rockwood
SPC includes South 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 South Rockwood
- 48179