Rock Mills, Alabama Weather
Rock Mills, 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 Mills, Randolph County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rock Mills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rock Mills is published on the Roanoke Municipal Airport (K7A5) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of Rock Mills 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 Mills: LaGrange Callaway Airport (KLGC) 26 km · Lanett Municipal Airport (K7A3) 39 km · Ashland/Lineville Airport (K26A) 50 km · Newnan Coweta County Airport (KCCO) 51 km · Harris County Airport (KPIM) 52 km
Conditions reported at K7A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rock Mills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rock Mills.
About Rock Mills, Alabama
Rock Mills lies in a part of Alabama where the land begins to gently fold, hinting at the rolling hills that lie further east. It lies 17.1 miles west-north-west of LaGrange, GA (from LaGrange, GA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Roanoke. The terrain here is characterized by a soft, yielding quality, the soil a rich, dark loam that supports a verdant growth of pine and oak. Small creeks, their waters the color of weak tea from tannins leaching from fallen leaves, thread their way through the landscape, their quiet murmur a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a palpable humidity, thick with the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs with tenacious grace over fences and abandoned structures. The sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in broad, diffused shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stillness and lending a golden cast to the moss that clings to weathered stones. The history of Rock Mills is deeply intertwined with the raw power of water, its early prosperity forged by the swift currents of the Tallapoosa River. For generations, the rhythm of life in Rock Mills was dictated by the turning of mill wheels, processing lumber and cotton that flowed from the surrounding countryside. Though the grand mills have long since fallen silent, their legacy persists in the weathered brick foundations and the quiet persistence of the few remaining businesses that serve the local population. The economy today is a more modest affair, a patchwork of small farms, local trades, and the steady, if unhurried, flow of everyday life. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet resilience that speaks of generations who have called this place home, their lives shaped by the land and its gentle, unassuming beauty.
Live animated radar for Rock Mills 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 Mills, Randolph County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.159843°N, 85.287446°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36274 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Mills, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Mills, 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 Mills includes coordinates 33.159843°N, 85.287446°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 36274. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
