Longwood, Florida Weather
Longwood, 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 Longwood, Seminole County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Longwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Longwood is published on the Orlando Sanford International Airport (KSFB) page, 13 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 Longwood 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 Longwood: Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) 18 km · Orlando Apopka Airport (KX04) 24 km · Orlando International Airport (KMCO) 31 km · Umatilla Municipal Airport (KX23) 39 km · Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) 47 km
Conditions reported at KSFB describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Longwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Longwood, Florida
Longwood unfurls under a sky that often wears the soft, hazy blush of Florida afternoons, its low-slung landscape punctuated by the stoic grace of ancient live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the humid air. It lies 1.9 miles west of Winter Springs, FL (from Winter Springs, FL: bearing 279°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-south-west of Sanford. The terrain here, gently rolling rather than dramatic, is a patchwork of manicured lawns giving way to wilder pockets of palmetto scrub and the darker, richer hues of cypress strands bordering slow-moving creeks. A quiet industriousness hums beneath the surface, visible in the trim, well-kept homes and the occasional sparkle of sunlight on a distant rooftop, a subtle testament to the persistent growth that has shaped this corner of Seminole County, where the air itself feels thick with the scent of pine and the promise of rain. The history of Longwood is a narrative woven with threads of citrus groves and the early days of Florida's railroad expansion, a time when this area was a fertile ground for ambitious settlers drawn by the rich soil and abundant water. Though the grand estates of yesteryear have largely yielded to suburban development, echoes of that agricultural past linger, whispered in the names of streets and the occasional venerable fruit tree still bearing its bounty. Today, Longwood's economy is a more varied tapestry, encompassing small businesses, professional services, and the steady flow of commuters heading to larger employment centers, yet there remains a palpable sense of local pride, a gentle adherence to a pace of life that allows for neighborly waves and the lingering warmth of community gatherings under the vast, star-dusted Florida night.
Live animated radar for Longwood 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 | Longwood, Seminole County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.703052°N, 81.338401°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32579, 32750 |
| Area Code | 850, 904 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Longwood, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longwood, 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 Longwood includes coordinates 28.703052°N, 81.338401°W, situated in Seminole County. ZIP code 32579, 32750. Telephone area code: 850, 904. 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.
