Rockdale, Texas Weather
Rockdale, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rockdale, Milam County.
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About Rockdale, Texas
Rockdale, a quiet settlement in Milam County, unfurls across the undulating terrain where the Central Texas landscape begins its gentle descent toward the Brazos River basin. It lies 33.4 miles east-north-east of Hutto, TX (from Hutto, TX: bearing 76°T), and is situated 13.7 miles south of Cameron. Here, the sky feels vast, an immense canvas painted with the subtle hues of the Texas sun, its light often softening into a honeyed glow by late afternoon, casting long, languid shadows across fields of native grasses and scattered stands of post oak. The air itself carries a dry, warm caress, a constant reminder of the wide-open spaces that define this part of the state, and the land, a rich, reddish-brown earth, speaks of a resilience born of sun and infrequent rain. The character of Rockdale is one of unassuming persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace and the horizon seems to stretch into an endless promise. This corner of Milam County, where Rockdale has taken root, has long been shaped by the earth's bounty and the ingenuity of its people. Historically, the region's economy was tied to the fertile soil, supporting agriculture that yielded crops like cotton and corn, their fortunes often dictated by the whims of the weather. Later, the discovery and subsequent mining of lignite coal brought a different kind of industry, a subterranean hum that fueled power plants and provided livelihoods for generations. This industrial past has left an indelible mark, a layer of pragmatic grit beneath the surface of everyday life, yet the enduring spirit of Rockdale remains, a quiet testament to its agricultural roots and the ongoing evolution of its economic landscape, a place where the echoes of coal dust mingle with the scent of sun-baked earth.
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| Location | Rockdale, Milam County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.655476°N, 97.001374°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75482, 76567 |
| Area Code | 972, 469, 254 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Rockdale includes coordinates 30.655476°N, 97.001374°W, situated in Milam 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. 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.
