Alford, Florida Weather
Alford, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Alford, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Alford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Alford is published on the Plant City Municipal Airport (KPCM) page, 9 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Alford have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Alford: Tampa Executive Airport (KVDF) 15 km · Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH) 18 km · Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) 20 km · South Lakeland Airport (KX49) 22 km · Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) 30 km
Conditions reported at KPCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Alford and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
