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Weather in Rockford, Alabama

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

Rockford, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Rockford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
L 51°H 77°
Rockford, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    89°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    26%
    89°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    39%
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    89°66°
Rockford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
071° · backing 19°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the ene.
Rockford, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.4
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.4
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockford, AL
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockford, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rockford, AL
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: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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.