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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockford, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
25%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Rockford, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
42%
8p
61°
16%
9p
61°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
64°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
83°
7p
L 57°H 85°
Rockford, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    67°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    76%
    60°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    80%
    52°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    64°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    54°48°
Rockford, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · veering 64°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
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 9 · pk 33 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 64° from the nnw.
Rockford, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockford, MN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Rockford, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockford, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rockford, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Rockford

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.