Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne, Alachua County.
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Hawthorne unfolds beneath a vast Florida sky, a place where the land itself seems to breathe. It lies 14.9 miles east-south-east of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 106°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-west of Melrose. Rolling terrain, softened by time, gives way to pockets of dense pine forest, their needles whispering secrets on the humid breeze. Ancient oaks, draped in Spanish moss like ethereal shawls, stand sentinel over quiet roads, their branches reaching towards the sun with a patient grace. The air, especially as dusk begins to paint the western horizon in hues of lavender and rose, carries the scent of damp earth and distant blossoms, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. Life here moves with a gentle cadence, a deliberate unhurriedness that allows one to notice the flicker of a cardinal’s wing or the slow crawl of a gopher tortoise across the sun-baked road. Hawthorne’s history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. For generations, the fertile earth has yielded its bounty, primarily citrus groves and cattle farms, shaping the local economy and the very character of its people. This agrarian heritage is still palpable, a grounding force that connects the present to the past. The railroad, once a vital artery, has left its imprint, a reminder of earlier days when goods and people flowed more freely. While no longer a major hub, Hawthorne retains its small-town charm, a place where neighbors still know each other’s names and the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, fostering a sense of enduring community.
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| Location | Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.591914°N, 82.087318°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 34748, 32640 |
| Area Code | 727, 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne includes coordinates 29.591914°N, 82.087318°W, situated in Alachua County. ZIP code 34748, 32640. Telephone area code: 727, 904. 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.