Rockville, South Carolina Weather
Rockville, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rockville, Charleston County.
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About Rockville, South Carolina
Rockville rests on the low-lying coastal plain, where the broad, marsh-laced waterways of the Stono River and its tributaries meet the salty kiss of the Atlantic. It lies 19.6 miles south-west of Charleston, SC (from Charleston, SC: bearing 232°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Hollywood. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of salt marsh, a scent woven with the faint sweetness of pine needles and the occasional, sharp tang of oyster shells. Ancient live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like the beards of forgotten kings, stand sentinel over low, sun-drenched fields, their shadows stretching long and languid across the flat, fertile ground as the afternoon wanes. The land itself feels yielding, a soft, dark loam that has known the patient work of generations, and the sky overhead is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often brushed with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a dramatic coastal sunset. The story of Rockville is one of the sea's bounty and the land's enduring promise, a narrative etched in the rhythms of fishing and farming that have sustained its people for centuries. Historically, this was a place where livelihoods were drawn directly from the shimmering waters, from the plump oysters clinging to submerged roots to the shimmering schools of mullet and shrimp that pulsed through the estuary. While the echoes of its agricultural past, particularly its reliance on cotton and indigo, still resonate, the modern economy of Rockville is increasingly tied to the enduring allure of its coastal setting. The island's quiet charm, its unhurried pace, and the proximity to the broader cultural currents of Charleston County draw visitors who seek a more authentic, less-trafficked experience of the Lowcountry, a place where the ancient rhythms of nature still dictate the pulse of daily life.
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| Location | Rockville, Charleston County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.600738°N, 80.194819°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29487 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockville, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockville, South Carolina, 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 32.600738°N, 80.194819°W, situated in Charleston County. ZIP code 29487. Telephone area code: 864. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
