Rockville Centre, New York Weather
Rockville Centre, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Rockville Centre, Nassau County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rockville Centre. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rockville Centre is published on the John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) page, 12 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 Rockville Centre 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 Rockville Centre: Republic Airport (KFRG) 21 km · LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 24 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 41 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 45 km · Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 46 km
Conditions reported at KJFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockville Centre specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre presents a landscape of well-tended streets and mature trees, a comfortable suburban sprawl that hums with a quiet, steady energy. It lies 1.4 miles north of Oceanside, NY (from Oceanside, NY: bearing 358°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of North Hempstead. The terrain here is a gentle flatness, a testament to the glacial history of Long Island, where the land slopes almost imperceptibly towards the distant South Shore. During the late afternoon, the sunlight often takes on a honeyed quality, casting long shadows from the evenly spaced houses and illuminating the vibrant green of meticulously kept lawns. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries a faint, clean scent of damp earth and blooming hydrangeas, a subtle perfume that settles over the neighborhoods. This part of Nassau County, once largely agricultural, has transformed over the decades, with Rockville Centre emerging as a significant hub with a robust local economy. Its founding and subsequent growth were deeply tied to the expansion of the railroad, which brought commuters and businesses alike, shaping its character as a lively residential and commercial center. The presence of Molloy University contributes a youthful academic pulse, while the town's own active civic life and diverse population lend it a distinct, engaged spirit. Rockville Centre’s proximity to the Great South Bay, though not directly on its shores, influences its coastal character, hinting at a connection to the water and the broader maritime heritage of Long Island.
Live animated radar for Rockville Centre 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 | Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.658714°N, 73.641241°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11570, 11571 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockville Centre, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockville Centre, New York, 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 Rockville Centre includes coordinates 40.658714°N, 73.641241°W, situated in Nassau County. ZIP code 11570, 11571. Telephone area code: 516. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
