Lake City, Florida Weather
Lake City, 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 Lake City, Columbia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake City is published on the Lake City Gateway Airport (KLCQ) page, 6 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. 2 airfields within reach of Lake City 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 Lake City: Suwannee County Airport (K24J) 39 km
Conditions reported at KLCQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake City.
About Lake City, Florida
Lake City exhales a gentle, sun-warmed breath that carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 41.7 miles north-north-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 333°T), and is situated 1.5 miles west of Watertown. The land here rolls with a soft, almost imperceptible grace, a landscape of low-lying plains punctuated by stands of mature live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching like ancient, welcoming arms. The sky above is vast, a canvas for the slow drift of puffy white clouds, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a luminous quality, casting long, softened shadows that give the surrounding greenery a deeper, richer hue. The air itself feels settled, a quiet stillness that allows the chirping of unseen insects and the distant call of a bird to resonate with surprising clarity. The history of Lake City is a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground they cultivated. Once a vital hub for the timber and turpentine industries, the echoes of those endeavors can still be perceived in the character of the place, a quiet resilience born from hard work and connection to the land. Today, agriculture, particularly the cultivation of crops suited to the sandy soil and warm climate, forms a significant part of Lake City's economic tapestry, alongside a growing presence in logistics and distribution. The town maintains a friendly, approachable atmosphere, a place where the pace of life allows for genuine connection, and the presence of Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park nearby serves as a poignant reminder of the region's past, offering a place for quiet reflection amidst the rustling leaves.
Live animated radar for Lake City 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 | Lake City, Columbia County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.189676°N, 82.63929°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32055, 32024, 32025, 32056 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 30.189676°N, 82.639290°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 32055, 32024, 32025, 32056. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
