Fort Green Springs, Florida Weather
Fort Green Springs, 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 Green Springs, Hardee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Green Springs. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Green Springs is published on the Wauchula Municipal Airport (KCHN) 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 Fort Green Springs 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 Green Springs: South Lakeland Airport (KX49) 39 km · Avon Park Executive Airport (KAVO) 40 km · Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) 42 km · Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) 45 km · Lake Wales Municipal Airport (KX07) 46 km
Conditions reported at KCHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Green Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Green Springs.
About Fort Green Springs, Florida
Fort Green Springs slumbers in the heart of Hardee County, a landscape defined by the gentle swell of pine-dotted ridges and the broad, slow-moving waters of the Peace River. It lies 24.4 miles south-east of Fish Hawk, FL (from Fish Hawk, FL: bearing 137°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of Wauchula. Here, the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles, a pervasive perfume that clings to everything. Live oaks, draped in veils of Spanish moss, stand sentinel over fields that transition from the deep green of citrus groves to the pale gold of ripening grain. The sky above is a vast, unbroken expanse, often a pale, washed-out blue that deepens to a bruised purple at dusk, when the cicadas begin their insistent chorus. The very stillness of Fort Green Springs seems to absorb sound, leaving only the whisper of wind through the palmettos and the distant rumble of a passing truck on a seldom-used highway. This quietude belies a history deeply intertwined with the fertile land and the bounty it offers. Fort Green Springs emerged from the agricultural ambitions of settlers drawn to the rich soils and abundant water, its economy historically rooted in the cultivation of citrus and cattle ranching. The echoes of its past can be felt in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the few buildings that line its main thoroughfare. While the broader agricultural landscape continues to define the character of Fort Green Springs, a subtle shift is underway, with whispers of new enterprises and a quiet appreciation for the enduring natural beauty that first drew people to this place. The Peace River, a constant presence, remains a vital artery, not just for its ecological significance but as a reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the very water that sustains their way of life.
Live animated radar for Fort Green Springs 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 Green Springs, Hardee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.591702°N, 81.939252°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33834 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Green Springs, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Green Springs, 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 Green Springs includes coordinates 27.591702°N, 81.939252°W, situated in Hardee County. ZIP code 33834. 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.
