Rockdale, Wisconsin Weather
Rockdale, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rockdale, Dane County.
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About Rockdale, Wisconsin
Rockdale lies spread across the rolling Dane County landscape, a place where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 17.3 miles south-south-east of Sun Prairie, WI (from Sun Prairie, WI: bearing 148°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-west of Lake Mills. The terrain here is a gentle, sweeping topography, shaped by glaciers long departed, giving way to fertile fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the Wisconsin sky. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across these acres in a honeyed light, illuminating the deep green of summer corn and the golden stubble of harvested wheat. The air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant, lowing calls of cattle, a constant, quiet hum that underpins the stillness of this rural corner. Here, life moves with a deliberate, grounded cadence, mirroring the sturdy oaks and maples that punctuate the fields and line the quiet country roads. The history of Rockdale is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring practice of agriculture that has sustained generations. This land, once roamed by indigenous peoples, was settled by European immigrants drawn to its rich soil, and farming remains the lifeblood of the local economy, a tradition passed down through families. The small businesses that dot the landscape, from the local hardware store to the grain elevator that stands sentinel over the town’s modest center, are woven into the daily fabric of Rockdale's existence. Occasionally, a more modern enterprise might appear, but the enduring spirit of the place is tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a steady rhythm that has defined Rockdale for over a century, its character shaped by the hardworking hands that have cultivated its fields.
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| Location | Rockdale, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.971946°N, 89.030944°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53523 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockdale, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockdale, Wisconsin, 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 42.971946°N, 89.030944°W, situated in Dane County. ZIP code 53523. Telephone area code: 715. 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.
