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Rockford, Michigan Weather

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

Rockford, MI
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:48 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
28%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Rockford, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockford, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 82°
Rockford, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    80°49°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°56°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    71%
    0.05″
    77°64°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    71%
    0.07″
    73°62°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    78°58°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    80°55°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    79°65°-1°
Rockford, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 108°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 12 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 108° from the w.
Rockford, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.9
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.50 inHg
Now
998.9
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4997.3997.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockford, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70
Rockford, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.6mi
UNLIMITED
150 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
20:48 UTC ·Rockford, 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
20:48 UTC ·Rockford, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockford, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockford, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockford, MI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockford, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:46 AM
Moonset
12:27 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rockford, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Rockford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 3, 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
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

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.