Rockford, Alabama Weather
Rockford, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rockford, Coosa County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockford.
About Rockford, Alabama
Rockford unfolds in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the Coosa River, a ribbon of deep green, whispers secrets to the rich, red earth. It lies 32.5 miles north-north-east of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 25°T), and is situated 15.9 miles west-south-west of Alexander City. The land here breathes a quiet persistence, a place where the sky feels vast and the light, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the fields in long, golden shafts, illuminating the sturdy pines and the occasional, weather-beaten barn. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp soil, carries the faint hum of insects and the distant cry of a hawk, a testament to the enduring wildness that still claims its ground even as human hands have shaped it. This is a corner of Alabama that remembers its past, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the very rhythm of its days and the quiet industry of its people. Rockford’s economy has long been tied to the land, with agriculture still a vital thread in its fabric, though the shadow of timber, too, falls long and deep across these woods. The Coosa River, once a highway for commerce and now a source of power and recreation, has shaped the very character of Rockford, its currents dictating the flow of life and commerce for generations. The community holds a quiet pride in its heritage, a sense of belonging that comes from shared roots and a deep understanding of this particular soil.
Live animated radar for Rockford and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Rockford, Coosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.889568°N, 86.219694°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35136 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockford, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockford, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Rockford includes coordinates 32.889568°N, 86.219694°W, situated in Coosa County. ZIP code 35136. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
