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Rockwood, Michigan Weather

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

Rockwood, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:28 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Rockwood, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockwood, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 85°
Rockwood, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    50%
    88°61°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    68%
    80°65°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    17%
    79°62°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    76°59°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    17%
    82°61°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    79°67°-3°
Rockwood, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · backing 87°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 87° from the sw.
Rockwood, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.21000.11001.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rockwood, MI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 33. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rockwood, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
08:28 UTC ·Rockwood, MI · 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
08:28 UTC ·Rockwood, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockwood, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockwood, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockwood, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockwood, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:08 AM
Moonset
1:26 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rockwood, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 — Rockwood

SPC has placed Rockwood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Rockwood

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.