Rock Island, Texas Weather
Rock Island, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rock Island, Colorado County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rock Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rock Island is published on the Eagle Lake Airport (KELA) page, 26 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. 4 airfields within reach of Rock Island 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 Rock Island: Hallettsville Municipal Airport (K34R) 40 km · Wharton Regional Airport (KARM) 51 km · Jackson County Airport (K26R) 59 km
Conditions reported at KELA describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rock Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rock Island.
About Rock Island, Texas
Rock Island rests gently on the flat, fertile plains of South Texas, a landscape defined by the slow, wide curve of the San Bernard River. It lies 42.0 miles west-south-west of Fulshear, TX (from Fulshear, TX: bearing 255°T), and is situated 12.3 miles south of Columbus. The land here is a broad, unbroken expanse, where the sky feels immense and the horizon stretches endlessly, broken only by scattered stands of live oaks and mesquite trees. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a humid warmth, thick with the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Evenings often bring a palpable stillness, a quietude that settles over the fields like a soft blanket, broken only by the chirping of insects and the distant lowing of cattle. This pocket of Colorado County, Rock Island, owes its character to the rich alluvial soil deposited by the river over millennia, a gift that has shaped its destiny from early settlement. Historically, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with cotton and cattle ranching forming the backbone of its economy for generations, a tradition that continues to echo in the rhythm of the seasons. The community itself is a testament to this enduring connection to the land, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the soil, fostering a deep sense of continuity. While modern conveniences have arrived, the spirit of Rock Island remains rooted in its agrarian past, a quiet persistence in the face of change.
Live animated radar for Rock Island 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 | Rock Island, Colorado County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.531074°N, 96.57525°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75630, 77575, 77445, 77470 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Island, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Island, Texas, 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 Rock Island includes coordinates 29.531074°N, 96.575250°W, situated in Colorado County. ZIP code 75630, 77575, 77445, 77470. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
