Rock City, Illinois Weather
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Rock City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——86°56°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain67%1.2″78°65°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast28%—86°69°+8°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers22%—80°65°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers73%0.11″75°66°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle53%0.01″83°67°+8°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm23%0.02″86°68°+3°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 5:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:59 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rock City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (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 — Rock City
SPC has placed Rock City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.