East Lake, Florida Weather
East Lake, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for East Lake, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Lake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Lake is published on the Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) page, 10 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of East Lake have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near East Lake: Tampa International Airport (KTPA) 14 km · MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF) 20 km · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (KPIE) 30 km · Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) 34 km · South Lakeland Airport (KX49) 35 km
Conditions reported at KTPF describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Lake.
About East Lake, Florida
East Lake rests under a sky that often stretches out in vast, pale blue expanses, softened by the humid breath of Florida. The land here is a gentle, sandy expanse, dotted with the stoic silhouettes of pine trees and the more delicate, feathery fronds of palmettos. Scattered across this terrain are the shallow, tea-colored waters that give the locality its name, their surfaces mirroring the slow drift of clouds and the occasional, startled flight of an egret. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, sun-warmed pine needles, and the subtle, salty tang that hints at the proximity of larger bodies of water. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the sun's arc and the soft, insistent hum of cicadas. Historically, East Lake's fortunes have been tied to the fertile soils and the abundant, if sometimes shy, wildlife of its environs. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, cultivated citrus groves and vegetable farms, their livelihoods shaped by the capricious Florida weather. The land’s character, a mosaic of scrubland, wetlands, and pockets of well-drained soil, has always been central to its economy, which now leans towards residential development and the service industries that cater to a growing population seeking a quieter existence. The distinctive, almost shy beauty of its natural waterways, though no longer the primary economic engine, remains a quiet allure, a reminder of the land's original promise and the subtle, enduring spirit of East Lake.
Live animated radar for East Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | East Lake, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.989714°N, 82.390604°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33610, 34677 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 813, 727 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Lake, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Lake, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 East Lake includes coordinates 27.989714°N, 82.390604°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33610, 34677. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 813, 727. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
