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Weather in Rockford, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockford, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:21 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
73%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Rockford, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
L 42°H 77°
Rockford, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    91°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    87°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    73%
    81°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    78°64°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    80°64°
Rockford, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
040° · veering 49°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 16 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockford, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockford, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
14.3 μg/m³
PM 10
15.0 μg/m³
NO₂
11.4 μg/m³
Ozone
50.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockford, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockford, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rockford, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Rockford

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.