Lake Placid, Florida Weather
Lake Placid, 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 Lake Placid, Highlands County.
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About Lake Placid, Florida
Lake Placid shimmers under a vast Florida sky, its namesake lake a broad, placid mirror reflecting the gentle undulation of the surrounding landscape. It lies 14.8 miles south-south-east of Sebring, FL (from Sebring, FL: bearing 161°T), and is situated 22.7 miles south-south-east of Avon Park. Humid air, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant promise of citrus blossoms, settles like a warm embrace. Magnolia trees, their glossy leaves catching the diffused sunlight, stand sentinel along the quiet streets, their creamy blossoms a fleeting, perfumed whisper. The land here is a soft, sandy cradle, where palmetto fronds rustle with a dry, papery sound, and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson against the verdant backdrop offers a vibrant punctuation. This is a place where the rhythm of life beats to a slower, more deliberate tempo, a legacy of its agricultural roots and the quiet persistence of its founding. For generations, the fertile soil of Highlands County has yielded its bounty, with citrus groves and cattle ranches forming the backbone of Lake Placid's economy. The legacy of these industries is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of the people and the quiet dignity of the working farms that still dot the horizon. A particular charm lies in the unexpected, the whispers of a vibrant past found in the architectural quirks of older buildings and the enduring traditions that continue to tie the community together.
Live animated radar for Lake Placid 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.
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| Location | Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.2931°N, 81.36285°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33852, 33862 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Placid, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Placid, 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 Lake Placid includes coordinates 27.293100°N, 81.362850°W, situated in Highlands County. ZIP code 33852, 33862. Telephone area code: 561. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
