Cedar Key, Florida Weather
Cedar Key, 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 Cedar Key, Levy County.
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About Cedar Key, Florida
Cedar Key rises from the Gulf of Mexico, a scattering of islands draped in live oaks and whispering pines, a place where the land surrenders to the sea in a gentle, fragmented embrace. It lies 54.1 miles west of Ocala, FL (from Ocala, FL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 26.9 miles south-south-west of Manatee Road. Here, the air itself feels steeped in brine and the soft, persistent hum of unseen life, a constant reminder of the pervasive water that defines its very being. The landscape is a low-slung mosaic of marsh grass, mangrove thickets, and the sandy, shell-strewn shores that fringe the scattered keys, each one a miniature world unto itself, connected by bridges and the ceaseless ebb and flow of the tide. The light, particularly as the day matures, paints the sky in hues of apricot and rose, reflecting off the placid waters that cradle the islands, lending a dreamlike quality to the everyday. The history of Cedar Key is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered wood of its stilted homes and the quiet resilience of its people, who have long drawn their sustenance from the bounty of the surrounding waters. Once a bustling port and a hub for the lucrative cedar wood trade, the islands now echo with a gentler economy, one largely shaped by the sea's enduring gifts: clams harvested from the seabed, and the steady stream of visitors drawn to Cedar Key's unpretentious charm. The islanders, a hardy and independent sort, carry on traditions of fishing and seafaring, their lives a testament to a deep understanding of the Gulf's moods and rhythms, a character forged in salt spray and sunshine.
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| Location | Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.138578°N, 83.035121°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32625 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar Key, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Key, 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 Cedar Key includes coordinates 29.138578°N, 83.035121°W, situated in Levy County. ZIP code 32625. 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.
