McAlpin, Florida Weather
McAlpin, 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 McAlpin, Suwannee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McAlpin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McAlpin is published on the Suwannee County Airport (K24J) page, 19 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. 3 airfields within reach of McAlpin 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 McAlpin: Lake City Gateway Airport (KLCQ) 36 km · Cross City Airport (KCTY) 58 km
Conditions reported at K24J describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McAlpin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McAlpin.
About McAlpin, Florida
McAlpin lies in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and time, where the earth gently rises and falls in broad, sandy contours. It lies 50.4 miles north-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 312°T), and is situated 19.0 miles west of Lake City. Pines, tall and slender, dominate the horizon, their needles whispering secrets to the humid air, while the occasional live oak, gnarled and ancient, offers a stoic counterpoint. The sky here is a vast, open canvas, often painted with the soft, diffused light of Florida’s subtropical climate, a light that seems to linger, especially in the late afternoons. The air itself carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the rich, dark loam that underpins this quiet corner of Suwannee County. The history of McAlpin is quietly intertwined with the agricultural legacy of the region, where fertile pockets of land once supported diverse crops. Though the grand plantations are long gone, the spirit of cultivation persists, seen in the small farms and scattered groves that still dot the countryside. The local economy has always been rooted in the land, drawing sustenance and livelihood from its bounty, a tradition that continues to define the character of McAlpin. This is a place where the pace of life is measured not by the ticking of clocks, but by the predictable arc of the sun and the gentle ebb and flow of seasons, a rhythm that has sustained its residents for generations.
Live animated radar for McAlpin 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 | McAlpin, Suwannee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.139116°N, 82.951796°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32062 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McAlpin, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McAlpin, 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 McAlpin includes coordinates 30.139116°N, 82.951796°W, situated in Suwannee County. ZIP code 32062. 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. 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.
