Rockton, Illinois Weather
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Rockton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm12%—72°59°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain98%2.2″63°54°-9°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle49%—69°55°+6°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy——68°52°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle14%—71°55°+3°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle55%0.20″59°54°-12°
- MondayJun 22Overcast43%—69°47°+10°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
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).
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- Moonrise
- 6:30 AM
- Moonset
- 9:55 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Rockton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Rockton
- Tue72°59°12%
- Wed63°54°74%
- Thu69°55°49%
- Fri68°52°5%
- Sat71°55°14%
- Sun59°54°55%
- Mon69°47°43%
- Tue75°51°10%
- Wed78°59°19%
- Thu79°61°21%
- Fri80°68°22%
- Sat87°68°39%
- Sun87°70°39%
- Mon88°74°45%
- Tue89°73°44%
- Wed89°75°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Rockton
SPC has placed Rockton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Rockton
- 61072