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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
L 43°H 75°
Rockwood, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    85°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    70%
    85°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    63%
    77°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    66%
    76°66°
Rockwood, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockwood, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
981.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Rockwood

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.