East Palatka, Florida Weather
East Palatka, 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 East Palatka, Putnam County.
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About East Palatka, Florida
East Palatka breathes a quiet existence along the St. Johns River, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 23.6 miles south-west of St. Augustine, FL (from St. Augustine, FL: bearing 226°T), and is situated 2.4 miles east-north-east of Palatka. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of flatlands, punctuated by the slow, dark sweep of the river and the dense, green walls of palmetto and live oak. Sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, painting ephemeral mosaics on the sandy soil, and the calls of unseen birds echo from the shadowy undergrowth. Life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun's arc and the river's steady flow, a stark contrast to the hurried world beyond its borders. The history of East Palatka is deeply entwined with the fertile lands and the vital artery of the St. Johns. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with citrus groves once stretching as far as the eye could see, their sweet fragrance a signature of the spring air. Though the groves have diminished, the spirit of cultivation endures, with smaller farms and nurseries still dotting the landscape, tending to a variety of produce. The river itself served as a crucial highway for trade and travel in earlier times, a silent witness to steamboats and the ebb and flow of commerce, and its presence continues to shape the character of East Palatka, offering a tranquil escape and a connection to a more elemental way of life.
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| Location | East Palatka, Putnam County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.658303°N, 81.598414°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32131 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Palatka, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Palatka, 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 East Palatka includes coordinates 29.658303°N, 81.598414°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 32131. Telephone area code: 850. 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.
