Cross Creek, 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 Cross Creek, Hills County.
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Cross Creek unfolds as a quiet confluence of scrub pines and shimmering water, where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant call of wading birds. It lies 6.7 miles south of Wesley Chapel, FL (from Wesley Chapel, FL: bearing 189°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of University. The land here is a low-lying tapestry of sandy soil, interrupted by slow-moving creeks and marshy expanses that breathe a humid breath across the landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy sky, casts a pale, diffused glow, illuminating the palmettos and the occasional hardy live oak that stands sentinel against the prevailing winds. The character of Cross Creek is one of patient endurance, a place where nature's slow, persistent work is as evident as any human endeavor. The legacy of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning novels captured the essence of this region, still whispers through the quiet lanes and around the historic homestead. Life in Cross Creek has long been tied to the bounty of its fertile soil and the gentle flow of its waterways, with citrus groves and cattle ranches having shaped its economic backbone for generations. The local economy, though perhaps more diversified now, still carries the imprint of this agricultural heritage, a tangible connection to the land that defines the very soul of Cross Creek. The rhythm of daily life here is less a hurried march and more a leisurely stroll, dictated by the sun's arc and the natural cycles of the Florida landscape.
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| Location | Cross Creek, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.144°N, 82.3459°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33647, 32640 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 Cross Creek includes coordinates 28.144000°N, 82.345900°W, situated in Hills 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 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.