Alachua, Florida Weather
Alachua, Florida — 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 Alachua, Alachua County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alachua.
About Alachua, Florida
Alachua unfolds across a landscape of gentle swells and broad, sun-drenched horizons, a place where the sky seems to hold a particular, luminous quality, especially as the afternoon light softens. It lies 9.2 miles north-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 319°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Santa Fe. Pine forests, dense and fragrant, give way to open fields where the green of pastureland often blurs into the hazy distance. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and pine needles after a summer rain, carries the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum that underscores the quietude. Roads, often lined with ancient oaks draped in Spanish moss, meander through this terrain, leading to homes that seem to have grown organically from the soil, their porches wide and welcoming, inviting a pause to watch the clouds drift lazily overhead. The history of Alachua is deeply rooted in the fertile land, an agricultural heartland that has sustained its people for generations. For a long time, the economy here was largely defined by the cultivation of cotton and later, cattle ranching, shaping the character of the community with a hardworking, down-to-earth sensibility. While agriculture remains a significant thread, Alachua has also seen diversification, with a growing presence in technology and a steady influx of new residents drawn to its unhurried pace and the enduring beauty of its natural surroundings. The presence of the University of Florida nearby lends a subtle intellectual undercurrent, a quiet energy that occasionally ripples through the town, yet the fundamental rhythm of Alachua remains tied to the seasons and the steadfast turning of the earth.
Live animated radar for Alachua and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Alachua, Alachua County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.751632°N, 82.424832°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32615, 32616 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alachua, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alachua, Florida, 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 Alachua includes coordinates 29.751632°N, 82.424832°W, situated in Alachua County. ZIP code 32615, 32616. Telephone area code: 904. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
