Rockford, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast19%—71°56°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm65%0.14″75°57°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——69°54°-6°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——73°48°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers25%0.39″65°57°-8°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle46%0.04″71°56°+6°
- MondayJun 22Overcast24%—70°52°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:44 AM
- Moonset
- 10:13 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Rockford
- Tue71°56°19%
- Wed75°57°65%
- Thu69°54°5%
- Fri73°48°8%
- Sat65°57°25%
- Sun71°56°46%
- Mon70°52°24%
- Tue71°59°10%
- Wed80°62°11%
- Thu81°62°22%
- Fri87°67°22%
- Sat86°70°34%
- Sun89°72°41%
- Mon88°74°28%
- Tue89°72°36%
- Wed85°72°34%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Rockford
SPC has placed Rockford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Rockford
- 50468