Rocky Ford, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rocky Ford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain62%1.5″86°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——90°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——92°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—95°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—88°78°-7°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rocky Ford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rocky Ford
- Sat92°74°22%
- Sun86°69°62%
- Mon90°71°5%
- Tue92°69°6%
- Wed93°70°2%
- Thu95°74°14%
- Fri88°78°30%
- Sat88°69°26%
- Sun82°63°7%
- Mon83°60°3%
- Tue84°61°6%
- Wed86°67°7%
- Thu87°65°19%
- Fri89°68°20%
- Sat88°65°23%
- Sun86°66°29%
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 — Rocky Ford
SPC has placed Rocky Ford in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Rocky Ford
- 74464
- 74364