Rockford, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—93°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—91°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle44%—86°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—91°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers17%—90°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%—87°68°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm60%0.02″86°70°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 104 — 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 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 7.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37853
16-Day Forecast — Rockford
- Sun93°73°21%
- Mon91°72°37%
- Tue86°70°44%
- Wed91°69°31%
- Thu90°69°17%
- Fri87°68°47%
- Sat86°70°60%
- Sun88°68°44%
- Mon93°70°23%
- Tue81°61°15%
- Wed82°57°13%
- Thu87°60°35%
- Fri91°66°39%
- Sat92°67°45%
- Sun91°66°42%
- Mon89°66°48%
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 — 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
- 37853
- 37804