Lake Lorraine, Florida Weather
Lake Lorraine, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Lake Lorraine, Okaloosa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Lorraine. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Lorraine is published on the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lake Lorraine 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 Lorraine: Destin Executive Airport (KDTS) 10 km · Hurlburt Field (KHRT) 12 km · Duke Field (KEGI) 24 km · Eglin Auxiliary Field 6 Airport (KZ01) 27 km · Bob Sikes Airport (KCEW) 38 km
Conditions reported at KVPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Lorraine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lake Lorraine, Florida
Lake Lorraine rests in a gentle hollow of Northwest Florida, its waters a placid mirror reflecting the broad, pale blue of the Panhandle sky. It lies 4.5 miles east-south-east of Wright, FL (from Wright, FL: bearing 103°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-east of Fort Walton Beach. The terrain around it is a subtle undulation of pine forests and scrub oaks, the sand beneath a fine, pale powder that shifts underfoot. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, pierce the dark, tea-colored water at the lake's edge, their roots anchoring them to the silty bottom. Dragonflies, their wings iridescent in the humid air, hover and dart above the lily pads, their presence a constant, quiet hum. The air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and rose. The history of Lake Lorraine is as much about the quiet persistence of nature as it is about human endeavor. For generations, this area has been shaped by the ebb and flow of the water and the rich, sandy soil that supports a resilient ecosystem. While not a hub of industry, the local economy has long been tied to the land, with small-scale farming and timber harvesting providing livelihoods for many who call Lake Lorraine home. The lake itself, a freshwater gem in a region often defined by its coastal proximity, offers a distinct character, a place where the pace of life feels measured by the slow unfolding of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a quiet dignity in the way the community has adapted to and respected its natural surroundings.
Live animated radar for Lake Lorraine 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 Lorraine, Okaloosa County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.441588°N, 86.56523°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32579 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Lorraine, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Lorraine, 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 Lorraine includes coordinates 30.441588°N, 86.565230°W, situated in Okaloosa County. ZIP code 32579. 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. 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.
