Rock Creek, Alabama Weather
Rock Creek, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rock Creek, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rock Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rock Creek is published on the Bessemer Airport (KEKY) page, 23 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Rock Creek have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Rock Creek: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) 32 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 43 km · Walker County Airport Bevill Field (KJFX) 52 km · Tuscaloosa National Airport (KTCL) 57 km
Conditions reported at KEKY describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rock Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rock Creek.
About Rock Creek, Alabama
Rock Creek settles into the rolling terrain of Jefferson County, a place where the earth’s gentle slopes are etched with the sinuous lines of intermittent creeks and shaded by a canopy of mixed hardwoods. It lies 8.9 miles north-west of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 306°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-north-west of Hueytown. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp soil and pine needles, a constant, earthy perfume. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense foliage, falls in shifting patterns, momentarily illuminating patches of moss-covered stones and the intricate filigree of fallen leaves. The landscape itself feels both ancient and alive, with the quiet persistence of nature asserting itself against the human presence, a testament to the enduring power of the wild in this corner of Alabama. The history of Rock Creek is interwoven with the fertile soil and the promise of agricultural prosperity that once defined this region. For generations, farms dotted the landscape, their fields yielding crops that sustained families and fed local markets. While the agricultural economy has shifted, the echoes of that past remain in the quietude of the land and the enduring spirit of its residents. Today, Rock Creek finds its economic pulse in a blend of small businesses and the broader industrial hum of the surrounding county, a dynamic that fosters a sense of practical resilience. The local character is one of understated strength, a quiet dignity born from a deep connection to the land and a shared history of perseverance.
Live animated radar for Rock Creek and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rock Creek, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.477053°N, 87.080274°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36483, 35653, 35553, 35023 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Creek, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Creek, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rock Creek includes coordinates 33.477053°N, 87.080274°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 36483, 35653, 35553, 35023. Telephone area code: 205, 256. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
