Harold, Florida Weather
Harold, 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 Harold, Santa Rosa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Harold. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Harold is published on the Santa Rosa Naval Outlying Field Airport (KNGS) page, 8 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 Harold 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 Harold: Peter Prince Field (K2R4) 11 km · Eglin Auxiliary Field 6 Airport (KZ01) 14 km · Choctaw Nolf Airport (KNFJ) 19 km · Hurlburt Field (KHRT) 32 km · Duke Field (KEGI) 34 km
Conditions reported at KNGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harold specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harold.
About Harold, Florida
Harold rests in a landscape of gentle slopes and scattered pine stands, a place where the air often carries the sweet, resinous scent of the forest. It lies 17.2 miles east-north-east of Pace, FL (from Pace, FL: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-north-east of East Milton. The land here is a mosaic of fields, some cultivated with row crops that stretch towards the hazy horizon, others left to the wilder growth of palmetto scrub and tenacious underbrush. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, dappling the sandy soil with ephemeral gold. The quietude is palpable, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead, a stillness that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. The history of Harold is tied to the rich earth and the waterways that once served as its arteries. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture, established communities that grew with the slow, steady pulse of the seasons. The local economy, while diversified over time, still retains a connection to its agricultural roots, with timber and farming contributing to its livelihood. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Harold is evident in the well-worn paths and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to resilience and a deep understanding of this particular corner of Florida.
Live animated radar for Harold 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 | Harold, Santa Rosa County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.659081°N, 86.880238°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32583 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harold, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harold, 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 Harold includes coordinates 30.659081°N, 86.880238°W, situated in Santa Rosa County. ZIP code 32583. Telephone area code: 850. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
