Ocklawaha, Florida Weather
Ocklawaha, 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 Ocklawaha, Marion County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ocklawaha. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ocklawaha is published on the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) page, 27 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 Ocklawaha 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 Ocklawaha: Umatilla Municipal Airport (KX23) 30 km · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF) 32 km · Inverness Airport (KINF) 46 km · Orlando Apopka Airport (KX04) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLEE describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ocklawaha specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ocklawaha.
About Ocklawaha, Florida
Ocklawaha breathes with the humid embrace of Central Florida, a place where the landscape unfolds in subtle dips and rises, often shrouded in the soft, diffused light of late afternoon. It lies 7.0 miles south-east of Silver Springs Shores, FL (from Silver Springs Shores, FL: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-east of The Villages. Dense stands of pine and oak, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards, give way to the shimmering, watery expanse of the St. Johns River and its myriad tributaries. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers, a constant reminder of the fertile, untamed spirit that defines this corner of Marion County. Dragonflies, with their iridescent wings, dart and hover over the slow-moving currents, their presence a fleeting, jeweled punctuation in the verdant stillness. The history of Ocklawaha is as entwined with its waterways as the cypress knees are with the riverbanks. Once a vital hub for steamboat traffic along the Ocklawaha River, the area's economy shifted with the decline of river transport, finding new footing in agriculture and the quiet pursuit of rural living. While the grand steamboats are now ghosts of a bygone era, the spirit of connection to the water remains, evident in the scattered marinas and the easy camaraderie of those who call Ocklawaha home. Local life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a gentle rhythm punctuated by the calls of wading birds and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a testament to a community that has found its enduring strength in the enduring embrace of its natural surroundings.
Live animated radar for Ocklawaha 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 | Ocklawaha, Marion County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.042759°N, 81.92925°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32179, 32183 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ocklawaha, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ocklawaha, 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 Ocklawaha includes coordinates 29.042759°N, 81.929250°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 32179, 32183. 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.
