Jay, Florida Weather
Jay, 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 Jay, Santa Rosa County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jay.
About Jay, Florida
Jay rests in a landscape of subtle, rolling contours, where the earth slopes gently towards the meandering waterways that stitch through the countryside. It lies 24.4 miles north of Pace, FL (from Pace, FL: bearing 1°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of Century. Pine forests, tall and whispering, stand sentinel over fields of cultivated crops, their verdant expanse broken only by the occasional glint of a distant farmhouse roof. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and sun-baked pine needles, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting long, soft shadows that stretch and merge across the landscape. It is a place where the sky feels vast, a boundless canvas for the shifting patterns of clouds, and where the quietude of nature is the prevailing sound, punctuated only by the calls of unseen birds or the distant hum of a passing vehicle. The history of Jay is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the bounty it has long provided. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this corner of Santa Rosa County, with cotton and timber once forming the backbone of its economy. Today, while those industries still hold sway, a more diversified approach is evident, with an increasing focus on livestock and specialty crops reflecting a quiet resilience. The community itself, though small, possesses a sturdy, unpretentious character, a reflection of its enduring connection to the land and the generations who have worked it. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions; instead, the charm of Jay lies in its understated authenticity, in the steady rhythm of everyday life that unfolds under the wide, open sky.
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| Location | Jay, Santa Rosa County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.952961°N, 87.151359°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32565 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jay, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jay, 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 Jay includes coordinates 30.952961°N, 87.151359°W, situated in Santa Rosa County. ZIP code 32565. 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. 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.
