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This is the current conditions weather report for Rockland. The report was made 64 minutes ago, at 02:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 8 miles per hour / 13 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (330°). The temperature was 14°F / -10°C, with a dew-point at 14°F / -10°C. The temperature felt like 3°F / -16°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.77 inHg / 1009 hPa. The relative humidity was 48%.

Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,670 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.2 km² (10.1 mi²). 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.79%) is water. Rockland ranks 307th out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth. Rockland is bordered by Weymouth to the northwest, Hingham to the northeast, Norwell to the northeast, Hanover to the east, Hanson to the south, Whitman to the southwest, and Abington to the west. Rockland is eight miles northeast of Brockton, and twenty-two miles south of Boston.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

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