Fort White, Florida Weather
Fort White, 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 White, Columbia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort White. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort White is published on the Lake City Gateway Airport (KLCQ) page, 32 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 Fort White 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 White: Flying Ten Airport (K0J8) 39 km · Cross City Airport (KCTY) 50 km · Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV) 50 km · Suwannee County Airport (K24J) 52 km
Conditions reported at KLCQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort White specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort White.
About Fort White, Florida
Fort White rests in a gentle embrace of north Florida's rolling terrain, where the air itself seems to carry the quiet hum of cicadas and the distant whisper of unseen water. It lies 29.9 miles north-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-west of High Springs. The land here, a soft blend of sandy loam and pine needles, slopes with a subtle grace towards the Suwannee River, its presence a constant, cool breath on the humid afternoons. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards, stand sentinel over scattered fields, and the sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the dappled earth. Even the sky feels wider here, a vast, pale blue canvas stretching over the low, verdant horizons, broken only by the occasional drift of a cottony cloud. The history of Fort White is deeply entwined with the natural bounty of its surroundings, particularly the mighty Suwannee, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and travel. Echoes of its past linger in the sleepy rhythm of daily life, a pace dictated less by clocks and more by the sun's arc and the changing seasons. While the days of significant logging and turpentine operations have largely faded, a connection to the land persists, seen in the small farms and the quiet pride of its residents. The nearby springs, bubbling with crystalline water, draw visitors seeking solace and the simple beauty of untouched Florida, a testament to the enduring allure of this particular corner of Columbia County.
Live animated radar for Fort White 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 White, Columbia County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.923291°N, 82.713733°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32038 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort White, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort White, 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 White includes coordinates 29.923291°N, 82.713733°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 32038. 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. 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.
