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, Marion County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rock Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rock Island is published on the Greater Morris County Airport (K8F5) page, 32 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 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: Fox Stephens Field Gilmer Municipal Airport (KJXI) 32 km · Cypress River Airport (K24F) 36 km · Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (KOSA) 38 km · Gladewater Municipal Airport (K07F) 47 km · Harrison County Airport (KASL) 51 km
Conditions reported at K8F5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 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, a place where the land gently bows and rises, presents a tableau of verdant fields and dense woodlands. It lies 25.5 miles north of Longview, TX (from Longview, TX: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-west of Hughes Springs. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a soft, humid warmth, tinged with the earthy scent of pine and damp soil. Ancient oaks, their branches heavy with the weight of seasons, stand sentinel over the undulating terrain, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. Creeks, shallow and clear, meander through the landscape, their beds lined with smooth, grey stones that gleam under the shifting sunlight. The very texture of Rock Island speaks of a quiet resilience, a land that has weathered storms and droughts with a stoic grace, its beauty lying not in dramatic vistas but in the subtle harmonies of its natural forms. The history of Rock Island is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers and loggers. For decades, the local economy thrived on the bounty of the pine forests that once cloaked the hills, their timber sent downriver to fuel distant industries. Evidence of this past lingers in the weathered barns and the occasional skeletal remains of old logging equipment, half-swallowed by the encroaching undergrowth. Though the large-scale timber operations have long since faded, a spirit of self-sufficiency endures. Small farms still dot the landscape, their rows of crops a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. Rock Island retains a character of quiet persistence, a place where the echoes of its industrious past resonate softly beneath the surface of everyday life.
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, Marion County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.863467°N, 94.663816°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 32.863467°N, 94.663816°W, situated in Marion 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.
