Rockford, Ohio Weather
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Rockford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——86°59°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers84%0.11″89°68°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle61%—82°67°-7°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers28%—80°64°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle43%0.03″72°69°-8°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle36%—81°69°+9°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast21%—86°71°+5°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:43 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rockford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 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 5, 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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.