Rockwood, Pennsylvania Weather
Rockwood, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockwood, Lebanon County.
Full aviation weather for Rockwood is published on the Deck Airport (K9D4) page, 11 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood: Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 12 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 20 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 32 km · Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 34 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 34 km
Conditions reported at K9D4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockwood.
About Rockwood, Pennsylvania
Rockwood lies in a gentle fold of the land, where the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania begin to soften their contours before rising again toward the ridges. It lies 3.4 miles north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 323°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-north-east of Palmyra. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a quiet fragrance that settles over the landscape as the sun dips low, casting long, amber shadows across fields of ripening corn and the weathered barns that dot the countryside. The Lebanon Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the valley, its murmur a constant, soothing presence, reflecting the deep, bruised purples and fiery oranges of the evening sky. It is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, the quiet majesty of the surrounding woodlands and cultivated fields offering a profound sense of rootedness. The early settlers of Rockwood, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new beginning, established a community built on hard work and mutual reliance, their legacy still visible in the sturdy stone foundations of older homes and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the economy of Rockwood was tied to the bounty of the land, with farming and the related processing industries forming the backbone of its prosperity, a tradition that continues though in subtler forms today. While industry has shifted, the heart of Rockwood beats with a steady, unhurried rhythm, a place where neighbors still recognize each other on the street and the local diner serves as a gathering place for the day's news and gentle gossip. The nearby state parks offer ample opportunity for exploration, their wooded trails and scenic overlooks inviting a deeper connection with the natural beauty that defines this corner of Lebanon County.
Live animated radar for Rockwood 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 | Rockwood, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.380369°N, 76.451074°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17046, 15557 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockwood, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockwood, Pennsylvania, 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 Rockwood includes coordinates 40.380369°N, 76.451074°W, situated in Lebanon County. ZIP code 17046, 15557. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. 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.
