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
Rockford, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle27%89°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—88°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers26%89°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle39%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%89°66°
Rockford, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rockford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.