South Rockwood, Michigan Weather
South Rockwood, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Rockwood, Monroe County.
Full aviation weather for South Rockwood is published on the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (KONZ) 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. 6 airfields within reach of South Rockwood 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 South Rockwood: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) 18 km · Willow Run Airport (KYIP) 29 km · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET) 44 km · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB) 44 km · Oakland Troy Airport (KVLL) 54 km
Conditions reported at KONZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Rockwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Rockwood.
About South Rockwood, Michigan
South Rockwood lies in a landscape shaped by the patient work of water and wind, a place where flat expanses give way to subtle rises, hinting at the ancient bedrock beneath. It lies 6.1 miles south of Brownstown, MI (from Brownstown, MI: bearing 177°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-west of Trenton. The Huron River, a generous ribbon of brown water, defines much of the immediate character, its banks a mix of dense trees and open fields that catch the wide Michigan sky. In the spring, the air here carries the damp, fertile scent of thawing earth, and by late summer, it’s thick with the hum of insects and the sweet perfume of ripening crops. The houses, often modest and well-kept, are scattered across this terrain, some clustered near the river’s edge, others set back amidst stands of oak and maple, their lawns a vibrant green under the long, slanted sunlight of a Midwestern afternoon. The history of South Rockwood is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the region and the ceaseless flow of the Huron River. For generations, its economy has been rooted in the fertile soil, with farms producing corn, soybeans, and other staples that have sustained the area. The river itself once powered mills, a vestige of an industrial past that now feels distant, replaced by a quieter pace of life. Local landmarks, like the old bridge that spans the Huron, are not grand monuments but rather functional pieces of the community’s ongoing story, weathered by seasons and bearing the quiet dignity of everyday use. The people of South Rockwood carry a pragmatic spirit, a resilience forged by the cycles of planting and harvest, and a deep-seated connection to the land that surrounds them.
Live animated radar for South Rockwood 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 | South Rockwood, Monroe County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.063932°N, 83.261041°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48179 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Rockwood, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Rockwood, Michigan, 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 South Rockwood includes coordinates 42.063932°N, 83.261041°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 48179. Telephone area code: 313. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
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.
