Weather in Rockwood, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockwood, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Rockwood, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
67°
9p
Rockwood, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle11%85°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%85°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers63%77°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle66%76°66°
Rockwood, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockwood, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
218° · backing 43°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
Rockwood, TN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rockwood, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockwood, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rockwood, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rockwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.