Rockfield, Indiana Weather
Rockfield, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockfield, Carroll County.
Full aviation weather for Rockfield is published on the White County Airport (KMCX) page, 18 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 Rockfield 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 Rockfield: Logansport Cass County Airport (KGGP) 18 km · Galveston Airport (K5I6) 27 km · Grissom Air Reserve Base (KGUS) 36 km · Peru Municipal Airport (KI76) 40 km · Purdue University Airport (KLAF) 40 km
Conditions reported at KMCX describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockfield.
About Rockfield, Indiana
Rockfield rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment, a gentle expanse of rolling fields stitched together by the patient hand of agriculture. It lies 22.2 miles north-east of Lafayette, IN (from Lafayette, IN: bearing 45°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-west of Carroll. The Wabash River, a ribbon of muted silver under the vast Indiana sky, carves its way with a quiet persistence, its banks softened by willows that trail their verdant fingers towards the water. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth in spring and the sweet, dry perfume of harvested corn stalks in autumn, a constant reminder of the land's generous bounty. The sky, a canvas of ever-changing moods, can shift from the crisp, clear blue of a summer afternoon to the bruised purples and oranges of a storm gathering on the horizon, painting Rockfield with a light that feels both ancient and immediate. The history of Rockfield is inextricably tied to the fertile soil and the steady flow of the Wabash, a lifeline that brought settlers and shaped the early economy. For generations, farming has been the bedrock of life, with families tending the same acres, their lives measured by the planting and reaping cycles. While larger industries have passed by, Rockfield retains a character of quiet self-sufficiency, its small businesses serving the needs of the surrounding farms and the residents who call it home. The absence of grand monuments is, in itself, a kind of distinction, for here the notable features are the weathered barns standing sentinel against the wind, the well-worn paths leading to the river's edge, and the enduring spirit of a community that knows the value of hard work and the simple beauty of a life lived close to the earth.
Live animated radar for Rockfield 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 | Rockfield, Carroll County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.641149°N, 86.573892°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46923, 46977 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockfield, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockfield, Indiana, 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 Rockfield includes coordinates 40.641149°N, 86.573892°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 46923, 46977. Telephone area code: 574. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
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.
