Rock Island, Washington Weather
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Rock Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast27%—79°61°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——77°56°-2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——70°53°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——66°45°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——72°43°+6°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle25%0.04″67°54°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle21%0.01″68°48°+1°
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:59 AM
- Moonset
- 3:42 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Rock Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (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.