Rockledge, Florida Weather
Rockledge, Florida — 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 for Rockledge, Brevard County.
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About Rockledge, Florida
Rockledge unfolds along the Indian River Lagoon, a sliver of Florida where emerald mangroves fringe brackish waters and the air hums with the ceaseless, low thrum of cicadas. It lies 9.5 miles south-south-east of Port St. John, FL (from Port St. John, FL: bearing 156°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-south-east of Cocoa. The land here is flat, a low-lying expanse where the sun, when it deigns to break through the humid haze, casts a thick, syrupy light that pools on the asphalt and glints off the ubiquitous palm fronds. The character of Rockledge is one of quiet persistence, a place where life moves with the languid, predictable drift of the lagoon's tides, punctuated by the occasional squawk of a heron or the distant drone of a boat engine. Sun-bleached fences lean with age, and the scent of salt and blooming jasmine often mingles with the fainter, sweeter aroma of ripening citrus trees, a persistent reminder of the land's bounty. The history of Rockledge is intertwined with the ebb and flow of Florida’s development, its early days marked by citrus groves that once blanketed the fertile soil. This agricultural heritage, though diminished, still whispers through the names of streets and the occasional stubborn grove clinging to life. More recently, Rockledge has become a hub for aerospace and defense industries, drawing in a workforce drawn to the technological pulse of nearby Kennedy Space Center. This economic duality, a blend of agrarian roots and forward-looking innovation, gives Rockledge a distinctive flavor, a place where the ghosts of orange pickers might still walk alongside engineers dreaming of the stars. The Indian River Lagoon itself, a vital estuary, remains a constant, offering both livelihood and recreation, its waters a shimmering ribbon connecting the past to the present.
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| Location | Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.35084°N, 80.725332°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32922, 32955, 32956 |
| Area Code | 321, 407 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockledge, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockledge, Florida, 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 Rockledge includes coordinates 28.350840°N, 80.725332°W, situated in Brevard County. ZIP code 32922, 32955, 32956. Telephone area code: 321, 407. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
