Rockville, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—83°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—87°63°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%0.02″84°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm81%1.2″77°64°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—78°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°60°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——82°60°+3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rockville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56369
16-Day Forecast — Rockville
- Sun83°59°12%
- Mon87°63°12%
- Tue84°69°58%
- Wed77°64°81%
- Thu78°59°13%
- Fri79°60°4%
- Sat82°60°7%
- Sun88°65°13%
- Mon76°58°13%
- Tue79°58°7%
- Wed81°59°14%
- Thu87°62°13%
- Fri91°68°16%
- Sat94°71°16%
- Sun91°75°21%
- Mon95°69°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Rockville
SPC has placed Rockville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Rockville
- 56320
- 56369
- 56301