Opa-locka, 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 for Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County.
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Opa-locka’s broad avenues, lined with palms that rustle with a dry, tropical whisper, carve through a landscape of low, flat terrain. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Biscayne Gardens, FL (from Biscayne Gardens, FL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-west of Miami. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of afternoon, carries a faint sweetness, a scent of damp earth and blooming jasmine that clings to the broad, sun-baked sidewalks. Buildings, some exhibiting a whimsical, Moorish-inspired architecture, rise from the uniformly level ground, their domes and minarets catching the sharp, bright South Florida light, creating elongated shadows that stretch like dark fingers across the pavement. The sky, a vast, uninterrupted canvas of cerulean, often gives way to dramatic, bruised-purple thunderheads that gather with an almost theatrical flourish before unleashing their rain. This place, Opa-locka, was envisioned in the roaring twenties as an exotic Arabian Nights-themed city, a bold, dreamlike experiment in urban planning that, while not fully realized as originally conceived, left an indelible mark on its character. Its economic life, once tied to aviation and its strategic location, now pulses with a vibrant, diverse mix of local businesses and community enterprises, a testament to the resilience of its people. Along the arterial roads, small shops and restaurants offer a colorful mosaic of cultures, their open doors inviting a steady stream of residents and visitors. The echoes of its ambitious founding can still be felt in the unique architectural flourishes that dot the landscape, a quiet reminder of a singular vision that shaped this distinctive corner of Miami-Dade.
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| Location | Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 25.902317°N, 80.250327°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33054 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Opa-locka, 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 Opa-locka includes coordinates 25.902317°N, 80.250327°W, situated in Miami-Dade County. ZIP code 33054. Telephone area code: 305, 786. 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.