Buckingham, Florida Weather
Buckingham, 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 Buckingham, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buckingham. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buckingham is published on the South Lakeland Airport (KX49) page, 19 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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham: Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) 21 km · Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) 22 km · MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF) 29 km · Tampa International Airport (KTPA) 30 km · Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) 42 km
Conditions reported at KX49 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buckingham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buckingham.
About Buckingham, Florida
Buckingham, Florida, unfolds across a landscape etched by the slow hand of water and sun, a place where saw palmettos cluster in sandy clearings and the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 1.5 miles south of Valrico, FL (from Valrico, FL: bearing 174°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east-south-east of Brandon. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, low-lying depressions giving way to gently rising hummocks, all under a sky that can shift from the bleached brilliance of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of a coming storm with startling speed. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, drip with Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like arthritic fingers, while the persistent buzz of unseen insects forms a constant, low hum beneath the rustle of dry grass. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a certain liquid quality, softening the edges of the saw palmetto fronds and casting long, attenuated shadows across the sandy soil. This stretch of Florida has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of its natural resources, its history intertwined with the fertile lands and the waterways that have sustained both agriculture and a certain quiet way of life. For generations, the economy of Buckingham has been tied to the land, with citrus groves once sprawling across the horizon and cattle ranches marking the broader landscape. Though the agricultural footprint has shifted, the connection to the earth remains palpable, evident in the small farms that still dot the outskirts and the enduring appeal of the natural surroundings. The echoes of this past can be felt in the unhurried pace of daily life, a rhythm dictated less by the clock and more by the seasons and the subtle changes in the subtropical climate.
Live animated radar for Buckingham 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 | Buckingham, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.9168°N, 82.234°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33594, 33905 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buckingham, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckingham, 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 Buckingham includes coordinates 27.916800°N, 82.234000°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33594, 33905. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 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.
