Cross Creek, Florida Weather
Cross Creek, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tides and marine conditions, soil and crop conditions for Cross Creek, Alachua County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cross Creek.
About Cross Creek, Florida
Cross Creek lies in a landscape shaped by the soft, yielding earth of north-central Florida, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 14.9 miles south-east of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 140°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-south-west of Hawthorne. Ancient oaks, draped in Spanish moss like weary mourners, stand sentinel over low-lying fields, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the languid flow of the creek itself. The water, a dark, reflective ribbon, winds through the terrain, mirroring the bruised purple of the evening sky and the emerald whisper of the surrounding cypress swamps. Here, the very ground seems to breathe, exhaling a quiet stillness that settles deep into the bones, a palpable sense of being at the edge of something wild and enduring. This is a place where history whispers through the rustling leaves and the murmur of the water. For generations, the rich soil of Cross Creek has been coaxed into yielding, first with cotton and later with citrus groves that once painted the hillsides in vibrant hues. The legacy of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, whose words captured the soul of this very place, still resonates, drawing seekers of authentic Florida to her preserved home. The local economy, once rooted in agriculture, now finds a gentler rhythm, sustained by those who appreciate the unpretentious beauty and the deep, quiet pulse of life that defines Cross Creek.
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| Location | Cross Creek, Alachua County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.48636°N, 82.165096°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33647, 32640 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 904 |
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cross Creek, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross Creek, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, aviation weather (METAR/TAF), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and tide data for coastal localities, and soil temperature and crop weather for agricultural areas. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cross Creek includes coordinates 29.486360°N, 82.165096°W, situated in Alachua County. ZIP code 33647, 32640. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 904. 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 provided by the FAA Aviation Weather Center. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
