Rockford, Minnesota Weather
Rockford, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Rockford, Wright County.
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About Rockford, Minnesota
Rockford unfolds as a quiet expanse where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 13.6 miles west of Maple Grove, MN (from Maple Grove, MN: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of St. Michael. Rolling hills, softened by a generous cloak of green, give way to the meandering presence of the Crow River, its waters reflecting the vast, ever-changing Minnesota sky. This is a place where the air, particularly in the early morning, carries the crisp, clean scent of damp earth and distant pine, a subtle perfume that promises a day unhurried by the clamor of the metropolis. The fields, a patchwork of cultivated crops and wilder grasses, whisper stories of seasons past, while the sturdy, unassuming homes dotting the landscape speak of a grounded resilience, a comfortable familiarity with the cycles of nature. The history of Rockford is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the generous flow of the Crow River, which once powered the mills that were the lifeblood of its early economy. Generations have worked this land, their efforts etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural heritage that still defines much of Rockford's character. The town’s economic pulse, though perhaps quieter now than in its more industrial past, still beats with the steady rhythm of local businesses and the enduring connection to the surrounding farms. Distinctive to Rockford is a pervasive sense of community, a place where neighbors still recognize one another, and the passing of a tractor on a quiet road is as common a sight as the setting sun painting the western horizon in hues of amber and rose.
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| Location | Rockford, Wright County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.088296°N, 93.73441°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55373, 55572 |
| Area Code | 612, 952, 763 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockford, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockford, Minnesota, 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 Rockford includes coordinates 45.088296°N, 93.734410°W, situated in Wright County. ZIP code 55373, 55572. Telephone area code: 612, 952, 763. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
