Margate, Florida Weather
Margate, 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 Margate, Broward County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Margate. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Margate is published on the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) 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 Margate 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 Margate: Pompano Beach Airpark (KPMP) 10 km · Boca Raton Airport (KBCT) 18 km · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL) 20 km · North Perry Airport (KHWO) 27 km · Palm Beach County Park Airport (KLNA) 41 km
Conditions reported at KFXE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Margate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Margate, Florida
Margate unfolds across a flat, fertile expanse, a landscape shaped less by dramatic peaks and valleys and more by the patient hand of agriculture and the steady march of suburban development. It lies 1.8 miles west-south-west of Coconut Creek, FL (from Coconut Creek, FL: bearing 254°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-west of Fort Lauderdale. Here, the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the faint, sweet scent of blooming jasmine and the ever-present whisper of distant traffic. Canals, glinting like silver threads under the bright Florida sun, crisscross the terrain, their banks lined with the vibrant greens of manicured lawns and the darker, more untamed foliage of native shrubs. The sky overhead is a vast, often cloud-streaked dome, its immensity a constant backdrop to the low-slung buildings and wide, straight roads that define Margate's character. The story of Margate is one of transformation, a transition from the rich muck of agricultural land, once a staple of its economy, to the sprawling residential communities that now characterize it. This area once pulsed with the rhythm of farming, its soil yielding bountiful crops, a legacy hinted at by the occasional lingering patch of verdant land amidst the houses. Today, the local economy is a mosaic of service industries and retail, catering to the needs of a populace drawn to the promise of accessible living. While not a destination for grand historical monuments, Margate possesses its own quiet charm, a place where the steady pulse of everyday life, the comings and goings of families, and the gentle shimmer of heat rising from the pavement create a distinctive, unassuming presence.
Live animated radar for Margate 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 | Margate, Broward County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.244526°N, 80.206436°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33063, 33093, 33068 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Margate, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Margate, 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 Margate includes coordinates 26.244526°N, 80.206436°W, situated in Broward County. ZIP code 33063, 33093, 33068. Telephone area code: 305, 786. 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.
