Rockaway Beach, Missouri Weather
Rockaway Beach, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockaway Beach, Taney County.
Full aviation weather for Rockaway Beach is published on the M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (KPLK) page, 10 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 Rockaway Beach 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 Rockaway Beach: Branson Airport (KBBG) 19 km · Branson West Airport (KFWB) 22 km · Boone County Airport (KHRO) 49 km · Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport (KAOV) 52 km · Flying Bar H Ranch Airport (KMO2) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPLK describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockaway Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockaway Beach.
About Rockaway Beach, Missouri
Rockaway Beach spills across the Missouri Ozarks landscape, a place where the rolling hills begin their slow, patient descent toward the vast expanse of Table Rock Lake. It lies 36.5 miles south-south-east of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 168°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Branson. The air here carries a soft, humid scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer shower, and the light, particularly as it filters through the dense hardwood canopy, possesses a hazy, golden quality that softens the edges of the world. The terrain itself is a study in gentle ruggedness; limestone outcrops, smoothed by eons of weather, punctuate the verdant slopes, and the quiet murmur of unseen creeks often accompanies the rustle of leaves underfoot. The character of Rockaway Beach is one of understated resilience, a quiet holding-on to its place amidst the grandeur of the natural world. The history of Rockaway Beach is deeply entwined with the allure of the Ozark waters and the promise of recreation that has drawn people to this region for generations. Before the dam transformed the White River into the expansive Table Rock Lake, this area was known for its fishing and the peaceful solitude it offered. The local economy, while diversified, still leans heavily on the steady flow of visitors drawn to boating, swimming, and the numerous lakeside attractions that have sprung up to cater to them. It’s a place where the echoes of earlier livelihoods, perhaps tied to logging or small-scale farming, can still be felt, a subtle undercurrent beneath the modern hum of summer tourism and the quiet glow of evening lights reflecting on the water.
Live animated radar for Rockaway Beach 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 | Rockaway Beach, Taney County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.699228°N, 93.159902°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65740 |
| Area Code | 417 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockaway Beach, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockaway Beach, Missouri, 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 Rockaway Beach includes coordinates 36.699228°N, 93.159902°W, situated in Taney County. ZIP code 65740. Telephone area code: 417. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
