East Williston, Florida Weather
East Williston, 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 Williston, Levy County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Williston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Williston is published on the Williston Municipal Airport (KX60) page, 7 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. 5 airfields within reach of East Williston 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 Williston: Flying Ten Airport (K0J8) 27 km · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF) 30 km · Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV) 36 km · Crystal River Airport (KCGC) 60 km
Conditions reported at KX60 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Williston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Williston.
About East Williston, Florida
East Williston lies cradled by the gentle, sandy terrain of Levy County, a place where the air carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas forms a constant, drowsy soundtrack. It lies 19.0 miles south-south-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 197°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-north-east of Williston Highlands. The landscape here is a subtle interplay of flat, sun-baked fields that stretch toward a horizon often softened by a haze of heat, interspersed with stands of live oak draped in Spanish moss, their gnarled branches testament to years of slow growth. Little creeks, born from unseen springs, meander through the undergrowth, their waters the color of weak tea, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the dense canopy. The very earth feels porous, eager to drink in the generous rains that punctuate the humid summers, and the quietude of East Williston is a palpable thing, broken only by the occasional rumble of a truck on a distant road or the cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of East Williston is inextricably linked to the agricultural pulse of the region, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the soil, primarily through the cultivation of tobacco and, more recently, cattle ranching. The local economy, while modest, retains a grounded connection to these roots, with small businesses catering to the needs of the surrounding farms and families. There's a quiet dignity to the way life unfolds here, a stark contrast to the hurried pace of larger cities, where time seems to stretch and breathe with a more deliberate rhythm. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered wood of older homes and the sturdy, unpretentious presence of the general store whisper of a community built on hard work and enduring traditions, a place where the past isn't so much forgotten as it is simply a part of the ongoing present.
Live animated radar for East Williston 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 Williston, Levy County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.3883°N, 82.4165°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32696 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Williston, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Williston, 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 Williston includes coordinates 29.388300°N, 82.416500°W, situated in Levy County. ZIP code 32696. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
