Alva, Florida Weather
Alva, 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 Alva, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Alva. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Alva is published on the Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) page, 25 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. 4 airfields within reach of Alva 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 Alva: Page Field (KFMY) 29 km · Immokalee Regional Airport (KIMM) 38 km · Punta Gorda Airport (KPGD) 44 km
Conditions reported at KRSW describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alva specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alva.
About Alva, Florida
Alva rests in a wide embrace of Florida's sun-drenched landscape, where the Caloosahatchee River, a broad ribbon of pewter reflecting the vast sky, dictates the gentle undulations of the terrain. It lies 6.3 miles north of Lehigh Acres, FL (from Lehigh Acres, FL: bearing 8°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east of Fort Myers Shores. Here, the air hangs humid and sweet, thick with the scent of ripening citrus and the earthy perfume of damp soil. Live oaks, draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards, stand as stoic sentinels over fields of sugarcane, their broad leaves catching the light in a thousand shimmering facets. The land itself seems to breathe, a slow, steady exhalation of warmth and verdant growth, punctuated by the occasional flash of a wading bird's wing against the impossibly blue canvas overhead. The history of Alva is as deeply rooted as the cypress knees that rise from the riverbanks, a narrative shaped by agriculture and the ebb and flow of water. For generations, this fertile crescent has yielded its bounty, primarily citrus and cattle, sustaining a way of life that prizes quietude and a connection to the land. The legacy of early settlers, their resilience etched into the very soil, is palpable in the sturdy, weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. While the wider world rushes past, Alva maintains its own deliberate tempo, a place where the occasional chug of a distant airboat on the river is a more common sound than the blare of horns, a testament to a community that understands the value of patience and the deep, abiding comfort of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Alva 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 | Alva, Lee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.715624°N, 81.61008°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33920 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alva, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alva, 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 Alva includes coordinates 26.715624°N, 81.610080°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 33920. Telephone area code: 561. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
