Citrus Hills, Florida Weather
Citrus Hills, 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 Citrus Hills, Citrus County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Citrus Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Citrus Hills is published on the Crystal River Airport (KCGC) page, 14 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. 5 airfields within reach of Citrus Hills 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 Citrus Hills: Inverness Airport (KINF) 15 km · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF) 38 km · Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport (KBKV) 47 km · Williston Municipal Airport (KX60) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCGC describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Citrus Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Citrus Hills.
About Citrus Hills, Florida
Citrus Hills unfolds under a wide Florida sky, a landscape of gentle slopes where manicured lawns meet stands of live oak and scattered pine. It lies 27.2 miles south-west of Ocala, FL (from Ocala, FL: bearing 221°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-south-east of Citrus Springs. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a soft, humid promise, carrying the faint scent of blooming jasmine and the distant murmur of sprinklers tending to emerald grass. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the asphalt, and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing offers a vibrant punctuation mark against the prevailing verdure. The terrain, subtly undulating, offers a pleasant, unhurried walking experience, each bend in the road revealing another well-kept home, another flowering shrub, another quiet tableau of suburban tranquility. The history of Citrus Hills is deeply entwined with the broader narrative of Florida's growth, particularly its embrace of retirement communities and its development as a haven for those seeking warmth and a slower pace. While not directly on the coast, its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico shapes its character, offering easy access to saltwater fishing and the unique ecosystems of the Gulf's estuaries. The local economy, though diversified, retains echoes of its agricultural past, with citrus groves still dotting the wider region, their sweet, tangy aroma a subtle reminder of the land's original bounty. Today, Citrus Hills thrives on a foundation of residential comfort and community services, a place where the rhythm of everyday life is measured by the leisurely pace of its residents and the quiet hum of lawnmowers on a Saturday afternoon.
Live animated radar for Citrus Hills 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 | Citrus Hills, Citrus County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.888315°N, 82.432597°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 34442, 34461 |
| Area Code | 941 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Citrus Hills, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Citrus Hills, 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 Citrus Hills includes coordinates 28.888315°N, 82.432597°W, situated in Citrus County. ZIP code 34442, 34461. Telephone area code: 941. 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.
