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Rockvale, Colorado Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rockvale, CO
Thursday, June 4 at 11:35 PM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
11%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Rockvale, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockvale, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 93°
Rockvale, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    12%
    90°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°65°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    0.01″
    89°63°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    10%
    92°61°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    92°62°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    96°63°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    91°63°-5°
Rockvale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 87°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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 12 · pk 31 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2419SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 87° from the wnw.
Rockvale, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
832.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 24.57 inHg
Now
832.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 828835
820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW834.6828.3829.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockvale, CO
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 27 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
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 76
Rockvale, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
23:35 UTC ·Rockvale, CO · 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
23:35 UTC ·Rockvale, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockvale, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockvale, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockvale, CO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockvale, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
3:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rockvale, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockvale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Rockvale

SPC has placed Rockvale in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Rockvale

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.