Elkton, Florida Weather
Elkton, 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 Elkton, Hills County.
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About Elkton, Florida
Elkton breathes a quiet stillness, a low-slung settlement where the land slopes gently towards the brackish embrace of the coast. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-west of Riverview, FL (from Riverview, FL: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-south-west of Brandon. The air here carries the persistent, briny tang of the nearby salt marshes, a constant reminder of the encroaching sea. Palmetto fronds rustle with a dry, papery whisper, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a diffused, pearly glow across the flat expanses of pine and palmetto scrub. Creeks, shallow and winding, thread their way through the landscape, their dark waters reflecting the muted greens and browns of their margins, often choked with reeds and the occasional bloom of water hyacinth, a silent, slow pulse of water in the otherwise still terrain. The history of Elkton is a narrative of humble beginnings, shaped by the ebb and flow of Florida's coastal development and the fertile, though sometimes challenging, land. Its economy, once tied to the timber and agricultural industries that cleared these piney woods, now finds its footing in the quietude that attracts those seeking respite from busier locales. The faint scent of woodsmoke, a ghost from past hearths, sometimes drifts on the evening breeze, a subtle echo of a time when Elkton's rhythm was dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest. Though not a place of grand monuments, Elkton holds its own distinctive charm, a particular brand of Florida that feels both ancient and perpetually on the cusp of discovery, a place where the quiet persistence of nature dictates the pace.
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| Location | Elkton, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.8207°N, 82.3392°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33578, 32033 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elkton, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elkton, 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 Elkton includes coordinates 27.820700°N, 82.339200°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33578, 32033. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 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.
