Weather in Rockford, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockford, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Rockford, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
49°
9a
53°
12%
10a
58°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
71°
7p
Rockford, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle70%79°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast27%81°59°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers58%81°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle71%75°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast42%59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°45°
Rockford, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockford, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · veering 54°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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, MI
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Rockford, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockford, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rockford, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).