Fort Denaud, Florida Weather
Fort Denaud, 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 Fort Denaud, Hendry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Denaud. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Denaud is published on the Immokalee Regional Airport (KIMM) page, 36 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fort Denaud 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 Fort Denaud: Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) 37 km · Page Field (KFMY) 43 km · Punta Gorda Airport (KPGD) 56 km
Conditions reported at KIMM describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Denaud specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Denaud.
About Fort Denaud, Florida
Fort Denaud rests on the broad, slow-moving embrace of the Caloosahatchee River, a place where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant pine. It lies 12.8 miles north-east of Lehigh Acres, FL (from Lehigh Acres, FL: bearing 50°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-south-west of Port LaBelle. The landscape here is a languid expanse of flatlands, punctuated by the stoic, sun-bleached skeletons of cypress trees that stand sentinel along the water's edge. Grasses, a pale, reedy green, ripple in the almost constant breeze, blurring the horizon where the sky, a vast canvas of pale blue, often bleeds into a hazy, humid haze. The river itself, a wide, brown artery, reflects the sky in a muted, shimmering tableau, its banks a tangled weave of saw palmetto and the occasional, hardy bloom of hibiscus, their vibrant colors a startling contrast to the muted tones of the surrounding terrain. The sheer quietude here is profound, broken only by the buzz of unseen insects or the mournful cry of a distant bird. The story of Fort Denaud is etched into the very soil, a testament to an era of frontier struggle and expansion. Originally a military outpost established in the mid-19th century, its strategic position on the Caloosahatchee made it a vital point for communication and defense during conflicts. Today, the echoes of that history are subtle, whispering through the rustling leaves and the enduring flow of the river. The local economy, while no longer driven by military necessity, still finds its lifeblood in the fertile lands surrounding Fort Denaud, with agriculture, particularly cattle ranching and citrus cultivation, forming the backbone of its identity. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a gentle, unhurried pulse that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the natural world that defines this quiet corner of Southwest Florida.
Live animated radar for Fort Denaud 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 | Fort Denaud, Hendry County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.745455°N, 81.466826°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33935 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Denaud, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Denaud, 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 Fort Denaud includes coordinates 26.745455°N, 81.466826°W, situated in Hendry County. ZIP code 33935. Telephone area code: 561. 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.
