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 4Light Rain50%0.08″84°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—85°61°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm47%0.41″83°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers69%0.93″76°61°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—75°57°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—76°59°+1°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 3°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
- Sat84°64°50%
- Sun85°61°12%
- Mon85°66°35%
- Tue83°66°47%
- Wed76°61°69%
- Thu75°57°37%
- Fri76°59°10%
- Sat76°53°10%
- Sun75°55°10%
- Mon85°66°8%
- Tue82°59°7%
- Wed83°63°7%
- Thu78°69°10%
- Fri83°65°20%
- Sat85°58°11%
- Sun75°60°13%
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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Rockville
- 56320
- 56369
- 56301