Rockledge, Florida Weather
Rockledge, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Rockledge, Brevard County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rockledge. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rockledge is published on the Merritt Island Airport (KCOI) page, 4 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 Rockledge 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 Rockledge: Patrick Space Force Base (KCOF) 17 km · Space Coast Regional Airport (KTIX) 20 km · Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip (KXMR) 20 km · Melbourne Orlando International Airport (KMLB) 29 km · Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility (KTTS) 30 km
Conditions reported at KCOI describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockledge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Rockledge 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
