Duck Key, Florida Weather
Duck Key, 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 Duck Key, Monroe County.
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About Duck Key, Florida
Duck Key emerges from the turquoise expanse of the Florida Keys like a string of emerald beads, each island a low-slung jewel fringed with the impossibly white sand that seems to drink the relentless sun. It lies 55.3 miles south-south-west of Homestead, FL (from Homestead, FL: bearing 210°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-north-east of Key Colony Beach. The landscape here is a delicate balance of land and water, where mangrove roots, gnarled and ancient, grip the shallow seabed, their arching forms creating secret nurseries for unseen life. The air, thick with the briny tang of the ocean and the sweet perfume of frangipani, hums with the incessant buzz of unseen insects and the distant, rhythmic slap of waves against pilings. Palm fronds, broad and leathery, rustle overhead, catching the light and casting shifting, ephemeral shadows on the sun-baked pathways that wind between the scattered dwellings. This archipelago of islands, once a mere whisper on maritime charts, found its present character through the ambitious vision of one man in the mid-20th century, who saw potential in its isolation and beauty. The local economy, intrinsically tied to the surrounding azure waters, thrives on the ebb and flow of tourism and the bounty of the sea, though the days of large-scale commercial fishing have largely given way to a more genteel pursuit of charter and recreational endeavors. Duck Key’s distinctive appeal lies in its serene, almost secluded atmosphere, a stark contrast to the more bustling Keys further north, offering a tranquil haven where the loudest sounds are often the calls of seabirds and the gentle lapping of water against the shore, a quiet testament to its enduring charm.
Live animated radar for Duck Key and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Duck Key, Monroe County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 24.770972°N, 80.912014°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33050 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Duck Key, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duck Key, 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 Duck Key includes coordinates 24.770972°N, 80.912014°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 33050. Telephone area code: 305, 786. 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.
