Old Town, Florida Weather
Old Town, 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 Old Town, Dixie County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Old Town.
About Old Town, Florida
Old Town slumbers where the brackish waters of the Steinhatchee River begin their slow journey toward the Gulf. It lies 39.6 miles west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 265°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-north-west of Manatee Road. The air here carries the persistent, earthy scent of salt marsh and pine, a humid embrace that clings to everything like the Spanish moss draping the live oaks. Low-slung buildings, many weathered to a soft, sun-bleached gray, line the principal thoroughfares, their porches often populated by figures observing the languid passage of the day. The land itself is a gentle, yielding expanse, a mosaic of palmetto scrub, pine flatwoods, and the encroaching, watery fingers of the river delta. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, seems to pool and thicken, casting long, softened shadows that blur the edges of the world. The history of Old Town is deeply entwined with the rich resources of the surrounding waters and forests. For generations, its economy has been shaped by the bounty of the river and the Gulf, from fishing fleets that once plied these waters to the logging operations that harvested the towering pines. Remnants of this past linger in the quiet docks and the weathered facades of buildings that have witnessed decades of ebb and flow. The character of Old Town is one of quiet persistence, a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the tides and the seasons than by the ticking of a clock. It is a place that holds its stories close, a subtle testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this tranquil corner of Florida home.
Live animated radar for Old Town and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Old Town, Dixie County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.601345°N, 82.981793°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32680 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Old Town, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Town, 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 Old Town includes coordinates 29.601345°N, 82.981793°W, situated in Dixie County. ZIP code 32680. 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. 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.
