Clewiston, Florida Weather
Clewiston, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Clewiston, Hendry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Clewiston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Clewiston is published on the Palm Beach County Glades Airport (KPHK) page, 24 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. 2 airfields within reach of Clewiston 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 Clewiston: Belle Glade State Municipal Airport (KX10) 28 km
Conditions reported at KPHK describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clewiston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Clewiston, Florida
Clewiston lies at the southern edge of a vast, shimmering expanse of fresh water, a place where the humid Florida air, thick with the scent of sugarcane and distant rain, often carries the whisper of wind across the immense lake. It lies 37.8 miles north-east of Immokalee, FL (from Immokalee, FL: bearing 52°T), and is situated 1.6 miles north-east of Harlem. The landscape here is a study in horizontals; the sky stretches an almost unbelievable width, a canvas of cerulean blue that bleeds into the pale, sun-bleached green of the surrounding fields and the deeper, richer emerald of the distant sawgrass marshes. The town itself is a low-slung collection of buildings, their paint sometimes faded by the relentless sun, reflecting the practical, unadorned character of a place built for work rather than for show. Even the heat, which can be a palpable presence, seems to soften the edges of the day, lending a languid grace to the slow procession of trucks hauling their weighty loads. This is a region shaped by water and by the relentless cultivation of the land, a story that began with the ambitious draining and development of the Everglades. Clewiston, often called the "Sweetest Town in America," owes its existence and its enduring character to the sugar industry that dominates its economy, its fields stretching like a verdant, unbroken carpet to the horizon. The immense Lake Okeechobee, a shallow, vast inland sea, is the heart of this territory, a vital resource for irrigation and a constant, powerful presence that dictates the very rhythm of life. Historically, this area has seen booms and busts, from the early days of citrus groves to the current reign of sugarcane, each era leaving its subtle imprint on the town's unassuming demeanor and the hardy spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Clewiston 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.
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| Location | Clewiston, Hendry County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.754231°N, 80.933675°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33440 |
| Area Code | 954, 754 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clewiston, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clewiston, 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 Clewiston includes coordinates 26.754231°N, 80.933675°W, situated in Hendry County. ZIP code 33440. Telephone area code: 954, 754. 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.
