Rochester, Texas Weather
Rochester, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rochester, Haskell County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rochester.
About Rochester, Texas
Rochester, Texas, lies under a vast, ever-shifting sky, its low-slung buildings scattered across a landscape of gently rolling plains. It lies 60.3 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 353°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-west of Knox City. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a mosaic of pale grasses and ochre dust that drinks deeply of the Texas sun. Dusk settles with a soft blush, painting the horizon in shades of rose and lavender, and the air, when it's not carrying the scent of dry earth, often holds the faint, sweet perfume of blooming mesquite. The occasional weathered windmill, its blades still and silent, stands as a sentinel against the wide-open expanse, a quiet reminder of the forces that shape this country. This patch of Haskell County, where Rochester makes its home, has long been defined by the hardy spirit of agriculture and the enduring strength of its people. Ranching and cotton farming have historically been the lifeblood, their cycles dictating the rhythm of life here, from the spring planting to the autumn harvest. The echoes of pioneers who first carved out a living from this challenging terrain can still be felt, a quiet resilience woven into the community's character. Though the pace is unhurried, a deep-rooted connection to the land and to each other defines Rochester, a place where the vastness of the sky seems to foster a certain groundedness and a profound appreciation for the simple, essential things.
Live animated radar for Rochester 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 | Rochester, Haskell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.31593°N, 99.855926°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79544 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rochester, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rochester, Texas, 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 Rochester includes coordinates 33.315930°N, 99.855926°W, situated in Haskell County. ZIP code 79544. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
