Weather in Rockford, Minnesota
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
Rockford, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°49°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain59%67°52°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle76%60°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers80%52°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%64°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%54°48°
Rockford, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockford, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).