Rockdale, Texas Weather
Rockdale, 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 Rockdale, Hopkins County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rockdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rockdale is published on the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR) page, 5 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 Rockdale 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 Rockdale: Winnsboro Municipal Airport (KF51) 39 km · Franklin County Airport (KF53) 39 km · Majors Airport (KGVT) 40 km · Wood County Airport - Collins Field (KJDD) 43 km · Mineola Wisener Field (K3F9) 50 km
Conditions reported at KSLR describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rockdale.
About Rockdale, Texas
Rockdale unfolds across a gentle swell of East Texas terrain, where the rich, loamy soil yields to wide, open skies. It lies 27.4 miles east of Greenville, TX (from Greenville, TX: bearing 94°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south-west of Sulphur Springs. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a tapestry of cultivated fields and stands of pine and oak that punctuate the horizon. Evenings often bring a particular kind of light, a soft, diffused gold that lingers, lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the unhurried pace of life. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant whisper of pine needles, a constant reminder of the land that cradles Rockdale. The history of Rockdale is inextricably linked to the deep veins of lignite coal that lie beneath its surface, a resource that fueled its early growth and shaped its very character. For decades, the rhythmic clang of mining operations was the town’s heartbeat, drawing families and fostering a resilient, hardworking spirit. While the mining's intensity has waned, the legacy persists, visible in the weathered buildings and the enduring sense of community forged in shared labor. Today, agriculture remains a vital thread in Rockdale's economic fabric, with cattle ranches and cotton fields stretching towards the hazy blue of the distant horizon, each contributing to the enduring, quiet charm of this Hopkins County settlement.
Live animated radar for Rockdale 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 | Rockdale, Hopkins County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.113171°N, 95.637457°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75482, 76567 |
| Area Code | 972, 469, 254 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockdale, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockdale, 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 Rockdale includes coordinates 33.113171°N, 95.637457°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 75482, 76567. Telephone area code: 972, 469, 254. 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.
