Rockford, Idaho Weather
Rockford, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockford, Bingham County.
Full aviation weather for Rockford is published on the Mccarley Field (KU02) page, 15 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 Rockford 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 Rockford: Pocatello Regional Airport (KPIH) 32 km · Midway Airport (KU37) 37 km · American Falls Airport (KU01) 50 km · Idaho Falls Regional Airport (KIDA) 52 km · Coxs Well Airport (KU48) 56 km
Conditions reported at KU02 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockford.
About Rockford, Idaho
Rockford rests on the broad, sun-drenched plains where the Snake River, a ribbon of restless silver, makes its slow, deliberate passage. It lies 22.5 miles north-north-west of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west of Blackfoot. The land here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a landscape where the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight, vast and often a startling, electric blue. The air, when it carries the scent of irrigated fields, is clean and sharp, hinting at the deep, dark earth that sustains this place. Occasional clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves a trembling viridian, offer a welcome, if sparse, shade, and the distant, jagged peaks of the Caribou Range provide a permanent, formidable horizon. This is a place shaped by the tireless work of farmers, where the economy has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, primarily alfalfa and sugar beets, their cultivation a generations-old rhythm. Rockford’s history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who saw potential in this fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, terrain. The Snake River itself, a vital artery for irrigation and a source of quiet beauty, has been the lifeblood of Rockford since its early days. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady, unhurried cadence where community ties run deep, fostered by shared labor and the enduring allure of wide-open spaces.
Live animated radar for Rockford 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.
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| Location | Rockford, Bingham County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.189636°N, 112.534705°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83221 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockford, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockford, Idaho, 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 Rockford includes coordinates 43.189636°N, 112.534705°W, situated in Bingham County. ZIP code 83221. Telephone area code: 208. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Boise).
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.
