Rockvale, Montana Weather
Rockvale, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockvale, Carbon County.
Full aviation weather for Rockvale is published on the Laurel Municipal Airport (K6S8) page, 22 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rockvale 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 Rockvale: Bridger Municipal Airport (K6S1) 26 km · Woltermann Memorial Airport (K6S3) 32 km · Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) 40 km · Red Lodge Airport (KRED) 49 km
Conditions reported at K6S8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockvale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockvale.
About Rockvale, Montana
Rockvale clings to the rugged embrace of the Absaroka Range, a scattering of buildings against a backdrop of immense, sky-piercing peaks. It lies 25.1 miles south-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-east of Park City. The air here, thin and sharp, carries the scent of sun-baked sage and the distant promise of rain, a constant murmur against the vast silence of the Montana high country. The land itself is a study in raw, elemental beauty, a place where the earth has been pushed and pulled into dramatic forms, leaving behind stark, wind-scoured ridges and valleys that hold the cool shadows of evening long after the sun has dipped behind the western ramparts. The Big Sky country lives up to its name here, the heavens an impossibly wide canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges as the day surrenders to night, painting the very soul of Rockvale with ephemeral brilliance. The history of Rockvale is etched in coal dust and the perseverance of those who sought to tame this wild land. Once a bustling hub for miners, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts still seem to resonate in the quietude, a ghostly testament to a bygone era of hard labor and communal spirit. Today, while the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of self-reliance and the deep connection to the land endure, shaping the character of Rockvale. Ranching and a growing appreciation for its natural splendor form the backbone of the local economy, drawing a different kind of hardy soul to this remote corner of Carbon County. The Big Horn River, a ribbon of silver threading through the rugged terrain, offers solace and recreation, its steady flow a constant reminder of nature's enduring power in this land of stark, breathtaking beauty.
Live animated radar for Rockvale 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 | Rockvale, Carbon County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.522448°N, 108.861812°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59041 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockvale, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockvale, Montana, 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 Rockvale includes coordinates 45.522448°N, 108.861812°W, situated in Carbon County. ZIP code 59041. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
