Lacoochee, Florida Weather
Lacoochee, 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 Lacoochee, Pasco County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lacoochee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lacoochee is published on the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH) page, 26 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 Lacoochee 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 Lacoochee: Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport (KBKV) 28 km · Inverness Airport (KINF) 40 km · Plant City Municipal Airport (KPCM) 52 km · Tampa Executive Airport (KVDF) 53 km · Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) 53 km
Conditions reported at KZPH describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lacoochee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lacoochee.
About Lacoochee, Florida
Lacoochee exists in a place where the land breathes slow, pine-scented air under a wide, often hazy sky. It lies 18.3 miles north-north-east of Wesley Chapel, FL (from Wesley Chapel, FL: bearing 31°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-north-east of Dade City. The terrain, a gentle rise and fall of sandy soil, supports stands of live oak draped with Spanish moss, their branches reaching like ancient, gnarled fingers. Creeks, narrow and dark with tannin, meander through the scrub, reflecting the muted green of palmettos and the occasional flash of a white egret taking flight. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, softens, casting long shadows that stretch across the unpaved roads and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered homes. The feeling is one of persistent calm, a quiet persistence of life against the backdrop of subtropical humidity that clings to everything. The history of Lacoochee is deeply entwined with the timber industry, the scent of sawdust and processed wood once a constant presence. Sawmills hummed and clattered, drawing a workforce and shaping the early character of the settlement. Though the large-scale logging operations have long since receded, a connection to that past remains, a subtle echo in the landscape and the memory of generations. Today, the local economy is more varied, with small businesses and a reliance on the surrounding agricultural lands, producing citrus and other crops that benefit from Florida's fertile ground. The pace of life in Lacoochee is unhurried, marked by the cycles of the sun and the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, a characteristic that draws those seeking a simpler existence.
Live animated radar for Lacoochee 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 | Lacoochee, Pasco County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.465832°N, 82.172029°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33523, 33537 |
| Area Code | 407, 321 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lacoochee, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lacoochee, 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 Lacoochee includes coordinates 28.465832°N, 82.172029°W, situated in Pasco County. ZIP code 33523, 33537. Telephone area code: 407, 321. 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.
