Rockville, Nebraska Weather
Rockville, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockville, Sherman County.
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About Rockville, Nebraska
Rockville sits where the broad, rolling plains of Sherman County begin their gentle descent towards the Loup River's embrace. It lies 28.8 miles west-north-west of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 298°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-east of Ravenna. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, vast fields of grain stretching to horizons that seem to breathe with the sky, punctuated by the darker, more resilient lines of windbreak trees. Farmsteads, like scattered jewels, punctuate the landscape, their silos reaching skyward like silent sentinels. In the quiet afternoons, the air itself feels thick with the scent of sun-baked earth and ripening corn, a perfume that clings to the very soul of this place. The history of Rockville is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the tenacious spirit of those who cultivated this prairie. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established Rockville as a vital hub, a place where the bounty of the fields could be gathered and sent forth. The local economy, like the fertile soil beneath it, remains rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as proud testaments to the ongoing harvest. While the world outside may rush, life in Rockville moves at a steady, deliberate pace, dictated by the seasons and the enduring rhythm of the land.
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| Location | Rockville, Sherman County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.118345°N, 98.831747°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68871 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockville, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockville, Nebraska, 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 Rockville includes coordinates 41.118345°N, 98.831747°W, situated in Sherman County. ZIP code 68871. Telephone area code: 308. 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.
