Green Cove Springs, 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 Green Cove Springs, Clay County.
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Green Cove Springs, Florida, breathes a humid, sun-drenched languor, its landscape a gentle surrender to the St. Johns River. It lies 6.9 miles south-south-east of Fleming Island, FL (from Fleming Island, FL: bearing 159°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of Fruit Cove. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like ancient, contemplative beards, guard the edges of the town, their roots gripping the sandy soil that gives way to the wide, slow-moving artery of water. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of salt marsh and blooming jasmine, a perfume that clings to everything under the expansive, pale blue sky. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy, lands in shimmering coins on the cracked sidewalks and the weathered facades of buildings, a constant reminder of the equatorial warmth that defines this corner of North Florida. This place, Green Cove Springs, has long been tied to the ebb and flow of the river, a vital pathway for commerce and connection since its early days as a resort town. The mineral springs, once a significant draw for health-seekers, now lie dormant beneath the earth, a quiet testament to a bygone era. The local economy, once buoyed by agriculture and fishing, now finds its pulse in a blend of service industries and a steady stream of visitors drawn to the riverfront and the nearby state parks. The distinctive character of Green Cove Springs is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet hum of daily life, the friendly nods from porch swings, and the rhythmic lapping of water against the docks, a constant, soothing soundtrack.
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| Location | Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.991908°N, 81.678147°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32043 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Green Cove Springs, 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 Green Cove Springs includes coordinates 29.991908°N, 81.678147°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 32043. 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. 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.