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Rockland, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rockland, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 4:08 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Rockland, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockland, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 82°
Rockland, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    19%
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°67°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°64°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°63°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    0.02″
    79°67°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    54%
    78°60°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    74°63°-4°
Rockland, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · veering 75°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 11 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockland, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.4986.7988.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockland, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rockland, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
57 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:08 UTC · Rockland, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:08 UTC · Rockland, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rockland, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockland, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockland, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rockland, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rockland, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54653

16-Day Forecast — Rockland

  1. Sat82°67°19%
  2. Sun81°66°9%
  3. Mon79°64°1%
  4. Tue82°63°7%
  5. Wed79°67°54%
  6. Thu78°60°54%
  7. Fri74°63°10%
  8. Sat76°59°7%
  9. Sun77°54°9%
  10. Mon77°55°9%
  11. Tue80°61°7%
  12. Wed79°64°29%
  13. Thu81°64°24%
  14. Fri81°65°32%
  15. Sat71°60°25%
  16. Sun76°54°19%

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 — Rockland

SPC includes Rockland 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 Rockland

  • 54653
  • 54614

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.