Crescent City, 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 Crescent City, Putnam County.
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Crescent City lies on the western edge of the St. Johns River, a place where the water’s slow, dark current dictates the rhythm of the land. It lies 21.1 miles west-south-west of Palm Coast, FL (from Palm Coast, FL: bearing 240°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-north-east of Georgetown. Spanish moss hangs heavy from ancient live oaks, their gnarled branches reaching out like spectral arms over the flat, sandy soil. The air here carries the humid breath of the subtropics, a constant, soft pressure that clings to skin and leaves a faint, earthy scent. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dense undergrowth and the occasional flash of iridescent blue from a dragonfly’s wing. The river itself is a broad, placid highway, its surface often mirroring the wide, pale sky, a quiet testament to the enduring power of water in shaping this low-lying terrain. This stretch of the St. Johns has been a vital artery since the days of early exploration, its fertile banks drawing settlers drawn by the promise of agriculture. For a time, citrus groves flourished, their sweet perfume a fleeting perfume on the breeze before freezes or disease altered the landscape. Now, the economy of Crescent City is more varied, with a reliance on the river for both recreation and commerce, and a steady hum of activity centered around local businesses. The legacy of those earlier days, however, can still be felt in the weathered wood of the older buildings downtown and in the quiet pride of its residents, who understand the deep, layered history of this particular bend in the river.
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| Location | Crescent City, Putnam County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.430251°N, 81.510629°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32112 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crescent City, 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 Crescent City includes coordinates 29.430251°N, 81.510629°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 32112. 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.