Hastings, Florida Weather
Hastings, 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 Hastings, St. Johns County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hastings.
About Hastings, Florida
Hastings rests on land that remembers a different kind of water, a vast, slow-moving sea that receded over millennia, leaving behind a flat, fertile plain now crisscrossed by drainage canals and whispering pines. It lies 16.8 miles south-west of St. Augustine, FL (from St. Augustine, FL: bearing 224°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-north-east of Palatka. The air here carries the humid breath of the subtropics, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant tang of salt from the coast, though the ocean itself is a quiet promise over the horizon. Fields of potatoes and other vegetables stretch out under a sky that can shift from an almost blinding white in midday to a bruised, tender purple as dusk settles, painting the low-slung clouds with an ephemeral beauty. The houses are often modest, weathered by sun and rain, their porches offering a place to watch the slow procession of pickup trucks and the occasional tractor, a quiet testament to a life lived close to the soil. The story of Hastings is one of resilience and adaptation, a history rooted in the rich agricultural soil that drew settlers here in the late 19th century, transforming the landscape from wild marsh to productive farmland. For generations, the economy of Hastings has been defined by what can be coaxed from the earth, particularly the hardy potato crop that gives the town its identity and a distinctive local flavor. This agricultural heritage is not just an economic engine; it's a cultural thread, woven into the fabric of the community through annual festivals and the enduring connection between generations of farming families. While the surrounding areas might draw visitors for their grander attractions, Hastings offers a more elemental experience, a glimpse into a working landscape where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the quiet satisfaction of a harvest well-earned.
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| Location | Hastings, St. Johns County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.718025°N, 81.508134°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33565, 32145 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hastings, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hastings, 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 Hastings includes coordinates 29.718025°N, 81.508134°W, situated in St. Johns County. ZIP code 33565, 32145. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 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.
