Rockland, Idaho Weather
Rockland, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockland, Power County.
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About Rockland, Idaho
Rockland rests in a wide basin, a broad expanse of earth smoothed by ages of wind and water, where the rolling hills of Power County begin to assert themselves. It lies 30.1 miles south-west of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 227°T), and is situated 14.7 miles south of American Falls. The sky here feels immense, a canvas of an almost startling blue that stretches from horizon to horizon, interrupted only by the occasional sculpted cloud. Sagebrush, resilient and fragrant, carpets the lower slopes, its dusty green a constant presence against the ochre and tan of the soil. In the distance, the mountains rise, not in jagged peaks, but in softened, rounded forms, their contours blurred by the dry air and the shimmering heat that can rise from the land. The air itself carries a unique stillness, a quietude broken only by the sigh of the breeze through the sparse grasses and the distant calls of unseen birds. The story of Rockland is deeply entwined with the fertile, if arid, land it occupies, a place that has long drawn sustenance from the earth. Ranching and agriculture have been the lifeblood of this area, with the gentle slopes and open pastures providing grazing for livestock and fields for hardy crops that thrive under the Idaho sun. The early settlers, drawn by the promise of open country and the chance to build a life from the ground up, established a community that still carries the echoes of their pioneering spirit. Though the pace of life is unhurried, there’s a grounded industriousness to Rockland, a quiet determination to make the most of what the land offers. The distant glint of water, a ribbon of life in the otherwise parched landscape, hints at the vital resources that have allowed this settlement to endure and flourish.
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| Location | Rockland, Power County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.573247°N, 112.877213°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83271 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockland, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockland, Idaho, 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 Rockland includes coordinates 42.573247°N, 112.877213°W, situated in Power County. ZIP code 83271. 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. 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.
