Rockville, Maryland Weather
Rockville, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Rockville, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rockville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rockville is published on the Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) page, 9 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. 4 airfields within reach of Rockville 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 Rockville: Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 35 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 42 km · Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 60 km
Conditions reported at KGAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rockville, Maryland
Rockville unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle rise and fall of Montgomery County's rolling terrain, a place where the dappled sunlight filtering through mature trees hints at the persistent, verdant character of the region. It lies 3.3 miles north-north-west of North Bethesda, MD (from North Bethesda, MD: bearing 326°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Montgomery. Streams, like the meandering Rock Creek, carve subtle valleys, their banks often thick with the kind of undergrowth that suggests a wilder past still breathing beneath the surface of suburban order. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries a rich, earthy scent, a testament to the fertile soil that underpins the seemingly endless expanse of manicured lawns and sturdy brick homes. The sky, when it opens up, is a vast canvas, often brushed with the soft grays of approaching weather or the deep blues of a clear afternoon, reflecting the quiet, grounded nature of life in Rockville. This locality, with roots reaching back to colonial times, has evolved from a crossroads for agricultural trade into a vibrant hub for government and technology. The legacy of its agrarian past can still be glimpsed in the lingering fields and the names of certain thoroughfares, a whisper of the time when the rhythm of Rockville was dictated by planting and harvest. Today, the hum of commerce is more likely to be found in the modern office buildings that punctuate the skyline, a reflection of its economic diversification and its role as a significant center within the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Notable institutions, including the Montgomery County Circuit Court, anchor its civic identity, while the presence of educational establishments fosters a continuous flow of new ideas and aspirations, ensuring Rockville remains a place of both enduring tradition and forward momentum.
Live animated radar for Rockville 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 | Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.083997°N, 77.152758°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20850, 20847, 20848, 20849, 20851 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockville, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockville, Maryland, 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 Rockville includes coordinates 39.083997°N, 77.152758°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 20850, 20847, 20848, 20849, 20851. Telephone area code: 301, 240. 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.
