O Brien, Florida Weather
O Brien, 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 O Brien, Suwannee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near O Brien. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for O Brien is published on the Suwannee County Airport (K24J) page, 30 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 O Brien 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 O Brien: Lake City Gateway Airport (KLCQ) 38 km · Cross City Airport (KCTY) 48 km
Conditions reported at K24J describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at O Brien specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for O Brien.
About O Brien, Florida
O Brien unfurls itself with a quiet insistence under the broad, humid sky of North Florida. It lies 45.6 miles north-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 306°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Branford. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a low-lying terrain where the earth seems to exhale a constant, verdant breath. Magnolia trees, their waxy leaves catching the diffused sunlight, stand sentinel beside weathered mailboxes, and the air itself carries the sweet, heavy scent of pine needles warming under the sun. Ditches, edged with a riot of wildflowers and coarse grasses, trace the roads, hinting at the slow, persistent work of water shaping the landscape. The character of O Brien is one of patient endurance, a place where nature’s gentle, but unwavering, touch is as much a presence as any human endeavor. The economic pulse of O Brien has long been tied to the rich, dark soil and the waterways that crisscross the region. Historically, farming has been the bedrock, with crops like cotton and tobacco once dominating the fields, leaving their imprint on the very character of the land. Today, the legacy of that agricultural past persists, though the scale may have shifted, with a continued reliance on the land for sustenance and livelihood. The presence of the Suwannee River, a powerful artery of this part of Florida, plays a vital role, offering not just a scenic backdrop but also avenues for recreation and a reminder of the region's deep connection to its natural heritage. The pace of life in O Brien is dictated by the sun’s arc and the gentle, unhurried turning of the seasons, fostering a sense of continuity and quiet resilience.
Live animated radar for O Brien 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 | O Brien, Suwannee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.038315°N, 82.940445°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32071 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This O Brien, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for O Brien, 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 O Brien includes coordinates 30.038315°N, 82.940445°W, situated in Suwannee County. ZIP code 32071. 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.
