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Rockford, Washington Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rockford, WA
Friday, June 5 at 3:25 AM
60
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:53 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Rockford, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockford, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 46 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 46°H 65°
Rockford, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    18%
    66°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    65°46°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    57°42°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    60°34°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    68°40°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    0.15″
    61°48°-7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    26%
    71°44°+10°
Rockford, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 37°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the s.
Rockford, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.43 inHg
Now
929.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-7.4
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926934
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.6925.6925.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockford, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Rockford, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.4mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
03:25 UTC ·Rockford, WA · 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
03:25 UTC ·Rockford, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockford, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockford, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockford, WA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
4:53 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockford, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
7:13 AM
Moonset
4:41 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rockford, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Rockford

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.