Clewiston, Florida Weather
Clewiston, 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 for Clewiston, Hendry County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
