Rockwell, North Carolina Weather
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Rockwell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——84°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°62°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——88°64°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——90°65°+2°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle23%—84°69°-6°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast17%—80°62°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast11%—86°57°+6°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 55 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
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
- 3:36 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rockwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.