Lawtey, Florida Weather
Lawtey, 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 Lawtey, Bradford County.
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About Lawtey, Florida
Lawtey rests in the heart of Bradford County, a landscape of gentle, sandy plains that stretch out under a vast Florida sky. It lies 16.6 miles west-south-west of Oakleaf Plantation, FL (from Oakleaf Plantation, FL: bearing 239°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-south-west of Highland. Here, the air carries the scent of pine needles warming in the sun, and the land itself seems to exhale a quiet, earthy breath. Live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like ancient, stoic beards, punctuate the horizons, offering pockets of deep, cool shade. The terrain, a soft undulation rather than dramatic hills, allows for expansive views, where the golden light of late afternoon spills across fields and the occasional shimmering ribbon of water, hinting at the sluggish creeks and drainage canals that thread through the region. The very character of Lawtey is one of unhurried grace, a place where the passage of time feels measured by the slow unfurling of fern fronds and the distant call of a crow. The history of Lawtey is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its soil, once a significant hub for citrus groves and, later, for the humble but vital watermelon. This heritage lingers in the very rhythm of life here, a connection to the earth that still informs the local economy, though the days of vast packing houses and bustling rail spurs have yielded to a more measured pace. The town itself, a collection of modest buildings and welcoming homes, bears the quiet dignity of those who have built their lives here, each structure a small testament to resilience and community. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of Lawtey resides in its people and their continued stewardship of this corner of Florida, a place where the echoes of past harvests still resonate in the rustle of the wind through the long grasses.
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| Location | Lawtey, Bradford County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.044128°N, 82.071773°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32058 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawtey, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawtey, 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 Lawtey includes coordinates 30.044128°N, 82.071773°W, situated in Bradford County. ZIP code 32058. 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. 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.
