Rockland, Michigan Weather
Rockland, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockland, Ontonagon County.
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About Rockland, Michigan
Rockland lies cradled by the rolling hills of the Porcupine Mountains, a place where the air carries the crisp scent of pine and the distant murmur of the Ontonagon River. It lies 124.8 miles north of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 10°T), and is situated 11.2 miles south-east of Ontonagon. The landscape here is a study in verdant resilience; dense forests, a mosaic of birch, maple, and hemlock, climb the slopes, their shadowed depths broken by sunlit clearings. The land itself is a testament to the slow, patient work of glaciers, its terrain a patchwork of gentle rises and sudden dips, leading down to the dark, cool waters that have shaped this country. Even in the quietest moments, a deep sense of place settles, a feeling of being held by the ancient earth, where the light, especially at dusk, seems to filter through the leaves with a peculiar, golden softness. This corner of Ontonagon County, Rockland, has a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent veins of copper that once pulsed beneath its surface. For decades, mining was the lifeblood, drawing hardy souls who wrestled wealth from the stubborn rock, their labor shaping the very character of the settlement. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that era remain, a quiet dignity in the weathered buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws strength from the surrounding natural resources, with forestry and a growing tourism industry catering to those drawn by the wild beauty of the nearby state park and the allure of the vast, untamed wilderness that defines Rockland.
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| Location | Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46.737996°N, 89.179585°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49960 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockland, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockland, Michigan, 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 46.737996°N, 89.179585°W, situated in Ontonagon County. ZIP code 49960. Telephone area code: 906. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
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.
