Rock Springs, Wisconsin Weather
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Rock Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy23%—82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—82°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——79°60°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm43%1.2″80°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers53%—74°63°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—78°59°+4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rock Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53961
16-Day Forecast — Rock Springs
- Sat81°66°23%
- Sun82°66°17%
- Mon79°60°2%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed80°64°43%
- Thu74°63°53%
- Fri78°59°13%
- Sat81°63°9%
- Sun69°58°12%
- Mon76°53°10%
- Tue77°59°7%
- Wed79°61°19%
- Thu79°66°13%
- Fri83°67°14%
- Sat83°69°26%
- Sun84°70°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 — Rock Springs
SPC includes Rock Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Rock Springs
- 53961