Melrose, Florida Weather
Melrose, 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 Melrose, Putnam County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Melrose.
About Melrose, Florida
Melrose rests in a landscape that hums with the slow, steady pulse of North Florida. It lies 17.0 miles east-north-east of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-east of Hawthorne. Here, the land is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, persistent beauty, a gentle roll of pine-studded terrain giving way to the occasional glint of water. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like aged gentlemen in velvet cloaks, cast dappled shadows across the sandy roads. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid embrace that softens the edges of the day and lends a languid grace to the very act of breathing. In the late afternoon, as the sun begins its descent, a particular golden light spills over the fields, illuminating the tall grasses and the distant, hazy outline of the horizon, a serene tableau that feels both timeless and deeply rooted. The history of Melrose is as understated as its landscape, a story woven from the threads of agriculture and a resilient spirit. Once a hub for cotton and later, citrus, the economic tide has ebbed and flowed, leaving behind a character shaped by generations of hardworking people. While large-scale industry has largely receded, a strong sense of local identity persists, evident in the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfare and the quiet pride of its residents. The echoes of past endeavors can still be felt, a subtle resonance beneath the surface of everyday life. Melrose is a place where the past is not a loud pronouncement, but a gentle undertow, influencing the present with its enduring legacy.
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| Location | Melrose, Putnam County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.709412°N, 82.049821°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32666 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melrose, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melrose, 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 Melrose includes coordinates 29.709412°N, 82.049821°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 32666. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
