Lake Panasoffkee, Florida Weather
Lake Panasoffkee, 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 Panasoffkee, Sumter County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Panasoffkee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Panasoffkee is published on the Inverness Airport (KINF) page, 22 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 Panasoffkee 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 Panasoffkee: Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) 29 km · Umatilla Municipal Airport (KX23) 47 km · Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport (KBKV) 48 km · Crystal River Airport (KCGC) 48 km · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF) 48 km
Conditions reported at KINF describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Panasoffkee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Panasoffkee.
About Lake Panasoffkee, Florida
Lake Panasoffkee breathes with a quiet, expansive spirit, its broad, shallow waters mirroring the vast Florida sky in a hazy, watercolor wash. It lies 13.7 miles west-south-west of Leesburg, FL (from Leesburg, FL: bearing 254°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-west of Wildwood. The air here, thick with the scent of damp earth and sun-baked cypress, carries the hum of insects and the distant cry of egrets, a constant, gentle chorus to the languid pace of life. Around its edges, dense stands of saw palmetto and live oak, draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards, give way to reedy marshes where unseen creatures rustle and stir. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a golden benediction upon the water, transforming the surface into a shifting mosaic of light and shadow, a testament to the enduring, untamed beauty of this central Florida expanse. The history of Lake Panasoffkee is inextricably linked to the fertile land and the rich aquatic life it sustains, a legacy that has shaped its economy for generations. Once a vital artery for steamboat travel and a hub for the timber industry, the area now finds its livelihood in agriculture, with citrus groves and cattle ranches dotting the surrounding terrain, their productivity drawn from the generous, if sometimes unpredictable, rainfall. The lake itself remains a focal point, drawing anglers and boaters who seek its plentiful bass and bream, a simple, time-honored pursuit that connects contemporary visitors to the enduring spirit of this place, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of everyday existence.
Live animated radar for Lake Panasoffkee 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 Panasoffkee, Sumter County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.755823°N, 82.094808°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33585, 33538 |
| Area Code | 407, 321 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Panasoffkee, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Panasoffkee, 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 Panasoffkee includes coordinates 28.755823°N, 82.094808°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 33585, 33538. 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.
