Ochopee, Florida Weather
Ochopee, 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 Ochopee, Collier County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ochopee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ochopee is published on the Marco Island Executive Airport (KMKY) page, 38 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. 4 airfields within reach of Ochopee 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 Ochopee: Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport (KTNT) 41 km · Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF) 55 km · Immokalee Regional Airport (KIMM) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMKY describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ochopee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ochopee.
About Ochopee, Florida
Ochopee lies in a landscape where the sawgrass prairie stretches to the horizon, a vast, flat expanse punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of cypress domes. It lies 31.3 miles south-east of Golden Gate, FL (from Golden Gate, FL: bearing 129°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-north-east of Chokoloskee. The air, heavy with the perfume of damp earth and distant blossoms, hangs perpetually humid, a palpable presence that clings to skin and whispers through the sparse, sun-bleached structures. Here, the sky is an immense canvas, its blues and grays shifting with an almost imperceptible grandeur, casting a soft, diffused light upon the land, which seems to absorb it like thirsty soil. The very ground underfoot feels ancient, a dark, rich muck that hints at the slow, inexorable work of water and time. This is a place where the pulse of life beats to a different rhythm, one dictated by the slow flow of water and the enduring legacy of Seminole heritage. Ochopee, though small, is a nexus for those navigating the wild heart of the Everglades, a quiet crossroads where the local economy is intrinsically tied to the land's bounty. For generations, the cultivation of sugarcane and the raising of cattle have shaped the character of the people, their lives interwoven with the cycles of harvest and pasture. The distinctiveness of Ochopee resides not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants, their deep connection to the unique ecology of Southwest Florida, and the enduring stories whispered by the wind across the endless, shimmering grasses.
Live animated radar for Ochopee 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 | Ochopee, Collier County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 25.901487°N, 81.30341°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 34141 |
| Area Code | 305 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ochopee, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ochopee, 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 Ochopee includes coordinates 25.901487°N, 81.303410°W, situated in Collier County. ZIP code 34141. Telephone area code: 305. 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.
