Rockwell, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockwell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle30%0.01″96°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers69%—95°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%—95°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle42%—96°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—96°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—101°72°+5°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28138
16-Day Forecast — Rockwell
- Sat98°74°3%
- Sun96°73°30%
- Mon95°71°69%
- Tue95°69°67%
- Wed96°70°42%
- Thu96°71°17%
- Fri101°72°20%
- Sat90°71°35%
- Sun90°69°36%
- Mon83°65°21%
- Tue92°62°10%
- Wed97°69°27%
- Thu95°68°39%
- Fri95°68°55%
- Sat94°68°39%
- Sun101°71°49%
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 — Rockwell
SPC has placed Rockwell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Rockwell
- 28138