Crestview, 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 Crestview, Okaloosa County.
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Crestview rises from a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the air carries the humid, earthy scent of pine and the distant hum of unseen insects. It lies 21.5 miles north of Wright, FL (from Wright, FL: bearing 11°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north-north-west of Niceville. The terrain here, not quite flat but softened by millennia of erosion, allows for wide-open vistas of sky that can shift from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a Gulf Coast sunset. Longleaf pines, their needles whispering in the breeze, dominate the scenery, interspersed with the darker, more stoic shapes of oak and the vibrant green of palmettos. Roads here often follow the subtle contours of the land, winding through dappled sunlight and shadow, giving a sense of journey rather than direct passage. Even in the heart of Crestview, the natural world feels close, a constant, quiet presence. The story of Crestview is deeply entwined with the railroads that once pulsed through this region, laying down tracks that became arteries for commerce and settlement. Its economy, now diversified beyond the early timber and turpentine industries, still retains a connection to the land and its resources, though manufacturing and service sectors have grown to define its daily life. This growth has brought a steady influx of people, creating a community that balances its Southern roots with a forward-looking spirit. You can still find echoes of the past in the older sections of Crestview, in the modest, well-kept homes and the quiet dignity of its older churches, but the present thrives in its bustling commercial corridors and the ever-present scent of blooming jasmine in the warmer months.
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| Location | Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.762133°N, 86.570508°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32539, 32536 |
| 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 Crestview, 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 Crestview includes coordinates 30.762133°N, 86.570508°W, situated in Okaloosa County. ZIP code 32539, 32536. Telephone area code: 850. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.