Alford, Florida Weather
Alford, 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 Alford, Hills County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alford.
About Alford, Florida
Alford lies in a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, where the earth rises and falls in soft, green waves under a sky that often stretches vast and blue. It lies 6.8 miles north-west of Plant City, FL (from Plant City, FL: bearing 304°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of Valrico. Pine forests, dense and fragrant, carpet the higher ground, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, while lower stretches yield to open pastures and the occasional glint of slow-moving water. The air here carries a particular stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead, and the quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, can wash the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow, making even the humblest farmhouse seem touched by a quiet grace. The story of Alford is one of quiet endurance, a thread woven from the early days of agriculture that still defines much of its present. For generations, the rich soil has supported fields of peanuts and cotton, the economic heartbeat of the community, though the landscape also bears the marks of a past that once saw timbering operations reshape its wooded slopes. Small, independent businesses, the kind that greet you with a familiar nod, still form the backbone of local commerce, offering a tangible connection to the town's enduring character. There are no grand monuments here, no clamoring universities, but rather a deep-seated sense of place, a community where history is not so much displayed as it is lived, in the unhurried rhythm of days and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Alford, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.0743°N, 82.2055°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33565, 32420 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alford, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alford, 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 Alford includes coordinates 28.074300°N, 82.205500°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33565, 32420. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 850. 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.
