Melrose, Florida Weather
Melrose, 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 Melrose, Putnam County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Melrose. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Melrose is published on the Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV) page, 22 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. 5 airfields within reach of Melrose 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 Melrose: Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field (K28J) 35 km · Flying Ten Airport (K0J8) 46 km · Williston Municipal Airport (KX60) 57 km · Cecil Airport (KVQQ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KGNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Melrose specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Melrose 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
