Hernando, Florida Weather
Hernando, 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 Hernando, Citrus County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hernando. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hernando is published on the Inverness Airport (KINF) page, 12 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 Hernando 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 Hernando: Crystal River Airport (KCGC) 20 km · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF) 34 km · Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport (KBKV) 48 km · Williston Municipal Airport (KX60) 51 km · Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) 56 km
Conditions reported at KINF describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hernando specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hernando.
About Hernando, Florida
Hernando breathes a quiet air, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a gentle warmth. It lies 24.4 miles south-west of Ocala, FL (from Ocala, FL: bearing 216°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-east of Citrus Springs. The terrain here is a subtle conversation between low-lying hammocks, their live oaks draped with Spanish moss like aged beards, and the more open stretches where saw palmettos push their spiky fans towards the sun. Water is never far; narrow creeks, stained the color of weak tea by tannins from fallen leaves, meander through the undergrowth, their surfaces broken only by the darting of dragonflies or the lazy ripple of a turtle. The sky above Hernando is a vast, pale blue canvas, often brushed with wisps of white cloud, and at dusk, it can ignite into a spectacle of peach and rose, reflecting softly on the still waters. The roots of Hernando run deep into Florida’s past, its economy historically tied to the fertile soil that yields citrus groves and cattle ranches. This agrarian character still defines much of its rhythm, a slower pulse than the bustling metropolises further south. The landscape bears the imprint of those who worked it, with weathered farmhouses standing as quiet sentinels and the faint scent of ripening oranges sometimes carried on the breeze. While not a hub of industry, Hernando is a place where the local economy thrives on the bounty of the land and the quiet commerce of its residents, fostering a sense of enduring connection to the natural world that shapes its very existence.
Live animated radar for Hernando 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 | Hernando, Citrus County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.899982°N, 82.37454°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 34442, 34441, 34434 |
| Area Code | 941 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hernando, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hernando, 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 Hernando includes coordinates 28.899982°N, 82.374540°W, situated in Citrus County. ZIP code 34442, 34441, 34434. Telephone area code: 941. 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.
