North Merritt Island, Florida Weather
North Merritt Island, 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 North Merritt Island, Brevard County.
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About North Merritt Island, Florida
North Merritt Island breathes a humid, salty air, a place where the asphalt softens under the persistent Florida sun and the scent of blooming jasmine mingles with the distant tang of marsh. It lies 5.7 miles east-south-east of Port St. John, FL (from Port St. John, FL: bearing 121°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-west of Merritt Island. Mangrove tunnels, dense and emerald, hug the edges of brackish waterways that snake inland, their dark, still surfaces reflecting the impossibly blue sky, broken only by the occasional ripple of a mullet or the silent glide of a heron. Palmetto palms, their fronds rustling like dry paper in the breeze, punctuate the landscape, their spiky silhouettes stark against the broad, sweeping horizons that hint at the vastness of the Atlantic just beyond the Indian River Lagoon. The terrain itself is a low, flat offering, a gentle swell of sandy soil barely rising above the surrounding water, where drainage ditches, often choked with aquatic plants, serve as the land’s weary arteries. For generations, the fertile soil of North Merritt Island was coaxed into yielding an abundance of citrus, the groves stretching like verdant carpets, their sweet, perfumed blossoms a fleeting, intoxicating promise. Though the groves have largely yielded to development, the echoes of that agricultural past linger, a ghost of sweetness in the air, a reminder of the island’s former bounty. Today, the local economy hums with a different kind of energy, a fusion of burgeoning technology sectors drawn by proximity to the space coast and the enduring appeal of its waterfront properties. The Indian River Lagoon, a vital artery for both wildlife and recreation, remains a focal point, its waters supporting a diverse ecosystem and offering a playground for boaters and fishermen, a constant, murmuring presence that shapes the rhythm of everyday life on North Merritt Island.
Live animated radar for North Merritt Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | North Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.434355°N, 80.70823°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32953 |
| Area Code | 321, 407 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Merritt Island, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Merritt Island, 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 North Merritt Island includes coordinates 28.434355°N, 80.708230°W, situated in Brevard County. ZIP code 32953. Telephone area code: 321, 407. 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.
