Cherry Lake, Florida Weather
Cherry Lake, 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 Cherry Lake, Sumter County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cherry Lake.
About Cherry Lake, Florida
Cherry Lake lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the Florida soil, rich and reddish-brown, supports a verdant growth of pine and oak. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-east of The Villages, FL (from The Villages, FL: bearing 167°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Leesburg. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a subtle perfume that clings to the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the forest floor, illuminating patches of palmetto scrub and the occasional flash of a cardinal’s crimson. The sky above is a vast, often brilliant blue, punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds, casting temporary shadows that sweep across the land like silent, benevolent giants. The history of Cherry Lake is intertwined with the cultivation of its fertile land, an economy long shaped by agriculture, particularly citrus groves that once dotted the horizon and cattle ranches that still define stretches of the countryside. This area, with its sandy loam and ample sunshine, has always been a place for growing things, a tradition that persists in smaller farms and roadside stands offering the season’s bounty. While the larger agricultural enterprises have seen their shifts over the decades, the character of Cherry Lake remains deeply rooted in the earth, a quiet testament to generations who have worked this soil. The lake itself, a placid body of water reflecting the sky, serves as a tranquil centerpiece, a place for quiet contemplation rather than bustling activity, embodying the unhurried rhythm of life in this corner of Sumter County.
Live animated radar for Cherry Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cherry Lake, Sumter County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.910819°N, 81.953694°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32162, 32340 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cherry Lake, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherry Lake, 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 Cherry Lake includes coordinates 28.910819°N, 81.953694°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 32162, 32340. Telephone area code: 850. 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.
