Rockford, Minnesota 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 4Heavy Rain43%0.74″86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain20%0.08″85°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—86°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%0.82″78°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—80°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——82°61°+2°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 44 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55373
16-Day Forecast — Rockford
- Sat86°67°43%
- Sun85°67°20%
- Mon85°66°5%
- Tue86°67°17%
- Wed78°67°53%
- Thu80°60°48%
- Fri82°61°7%
- Sat74°61°11%
- Sun74°55°15%
- Mon78°56°10%
- Tue80°58°6%
- Wed82°63°15%
- Thu83°58°10%
- Fri88°67°22%
- Sat88°68°28%
- Sun91°71°30%
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 has placed Rockford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 55373