Rockwood, Virginia Weather
Rockwood, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Rockwood, Chesterfield County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rockwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rockwood is published on the Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rockwood 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 Rockwood: Richmond International Airport (KRIC) 23 km · Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP) 30 km · Dinwiddie County Airport (KPTB) 32 km · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFCI describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rockwood, Virginia
Rockwood unfolds across a landscape where the land gently slopes towards the James River, its terrain a mosaic of sun-drenched fields and shadowed woodlands. It lies 8.8 miles south of Tuckahoe, VA (from Tuckahoe, VA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-west of Richmond. Here, the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, a quiet perfume that clings to the skin long after one has left the deeper woods. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, stand sentinel over open pastures, their leaves whispering secrets to the persistent breeze. The sky above Rockwood, especially as dusk settles, bleeds into a bruised purple and soft orange, a spectacle that can hold a person captive, making the world outside this small pocket feel distant and unimportant. The winding roads, often lined with the muted greens of summer foliage, promise both familiarity and the subtle mystery of what lies just beyond the next bend. The history of Rockwood is a story whispered on the wind, tied intrinsically to the fertile lands and the lifeblood of the James River. For generations, agriculture has shaped its character, with farms yielding their bounty under the Virginia sun, a tradition that continues to define the local economy, even as the edges of Rockwood welcome new residential developments. The echoes of its past are not always loud, but they are present in the weathered barns that dot the countryside and the quiet dignity of its older homes. While there are no towering monuments to boast of, the true landmarks of Rockwood are the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet beauty of its natural surroundings, a place where the pace of life allows for reflection and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Rockwood 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 | Rockwood, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37.463°N, 77.5744°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 23236, 23235 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockwood, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockwood, Virginia, 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 Rockwood includes coordinates 37.463000°N, 77.574400°W, situated in Chesterfield County. ZIP code 23236, 23235. Telephone area code: 804. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
