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Rocky Ford, Oklahoma Weather

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Rocky Ford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rocky Ford, OK
Thursday, June 4 at 4:58 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
66%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Rocky Ford, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRocky Ford, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 82°
Rocky Ford, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    10%
    82°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    15%
    86°69°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    0.13″
    74°67°-12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    77%
    80°66°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    91°70°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    25%
    93°73°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    94°72°+1°
Rocky Ford, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 57°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 18 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2813SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the s.
Rocky Ford, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.3978.3978.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rocky Ford, OK
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 10 PM

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rocky Ford, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
64 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:58 UTC ·Rocky Ford, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:58 UTC ·Rocky Ford, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rocky Ford, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rocky Ford, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rocky Ford, OK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rocky Ford, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:37 AM
Moonset
2:33 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rocky Ford, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rocky Ford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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 — Rocky Ford

SPC has placed Rocky Ford in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Rocky Ford

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.