Citizen station GW6129GW6129
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/475 ft/16 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Rockdale, Texas
City in Milam County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...North and Central Texas * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
73°
69°/61°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 73°·Calm 1 mph E
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Rockdale until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Rockdale is 73° and mostly clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels oppressive. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 74° by 12 AM. Tonight falls to about 49° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 51): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 89°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 67°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:56 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:16 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 26 minutes long, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
51Air quality
71%Humidity
27%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
73feels73
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 16
6961
61%
26mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6748
16mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7144
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7748
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8355
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8758
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8960
overcast
73°
69°61°
67°48°
71°44°
77°48°
83°55°
87°58°
89°60°
As of 12:00 AM in Rockdale, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Rockdale
Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bryan-College Station (TX), 41 miles off.
51Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.
GoodModerate
- 28YesterdayOct 14
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Rockdale
None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.04in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Rockdale, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Rockdale, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Rockdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank4,022of 4,689
Little Rv nr Cameron08106500
At a river or reservoir gauge/13.0 mi away/282 ft/209 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
CameronT35
At an airfield/15.6 mi away/407 ft/84 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Rockdale 0.4 NETX-MLM-45
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/475 ft/16 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Dime BoxDBXT2
At a cooperative observer's station/22.7 mi away/387 ft/104 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Cameron, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 15.6 mi from Rockdale, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
75.4 F with a dew point of 64.6 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.
The wind
Calm.
The full report of Cameron, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.