Rockham, South Dakota Weather
Rockham, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockham, Faulk County.
Full aviation weather for Rockham is published on the Miller Municipal Airport (KMKA) page, 43 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KMKA describe the airfield itself. Weather 43 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockham.
About Rockham, South Dakota
Rockham unfolds across a landscape shaped by the immense, patient hand of the prairie. It lies 42.1 miles south-south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 203°T), and is situated 15.1 miles west of Redfield. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of countless seasons, stretch towards horizons that seem to kiss the boundless sky, a canvas for the grand theatre of sunrises and sunsets. The earth here is a deep, rich loam, hinting at the fertility held within, and the air, especially in the quiet of early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent of turned soil and wild grasses. Even the scattered farmsteads, dots of human endeavor against this vastness, seem to breathe with the land, their structures weathered to blend into the muted tones of the prairie palette. The story of Rockham is written in the grain elevators that stand as stoic sentinels to a past built on agriculture, and in the quiet hum of machinery that still supports the region’s farming heart. Though once a more bustling hub, the town now reflects a more deliberate pace, a place where community bonds are as strong as the roots of the prairie grasses. The local economy continues to be anchored by the bounty of the surrounding fields, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated this land for generations. Rockham, in its quiet resilience, offers a glimpse into a way of life deeply connected to the earth and the enduring cycles of nature.
Live animated radar for Rockham 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 | Rockham, Faulk County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.903864°N, 98.824824°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57470 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockham, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockham, South Dakota, 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 Rockham includes coordinates 44.903864°N, 98.824824°W, situated in Faulk County. ZIP code 57470. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
