Orange Lake, Florida Weather
Orange Lake, 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 Orange Lake, Marion County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orange Lake.
About Orange Lake, Florida
Orange Lake breathes a quiet languor under the vast Florida sky, a wide expanse of water reflecting the hazy blue and the scattered, sun-bleached clouds. It lies 17.0 miles north-north-west of Ocala, FL (from Ocala, FL: bearing 344°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Citra. The landscape here is a gentle surrender to the sun, a mosaic of pine scrub, palmetto clusters, and the occasional live oak, its branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards. Around the lake's edges, the land dips and rises in soft swells, giving way to marshy fringes where wading birds stalk the shallows with an almost balletic grace. The air itself feels thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant, earthy perfume that clings to everything under the relentless, golden light of afternoon. The history of Orange Lake is a story whispered by the wind through the cypress trees and etched into the fertile soil that once sustained vast citrus groves. For generations, the bounty of the land, particularly its oranges, formed the backbone of the local economy, a sweet, fragrant industry that drew families and shaped the character of the settlements that dotted its shores. While the great groves have largely receded, yielding to the more resilient cattle ranches and smaller farms that now define the agricultural rhythm of Orange Lake, the legacy of that citrus era lingers in the name and in the memory of a more prosperous past. Today, the lake itself is a draw, offering a tranquil escape for fishermen and nature enthusiasts who appreciate its unhurried pace and the subtle beauty of its wilder corners.
Live animated radar for Orange Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Orange Lake, Marion County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.423583°N, 82.216764°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32686, 32681 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orange Lake, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orange Lake, 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 Orange Lake includes coordinates 29.423583°N, 82.216764°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 32686, 32681. 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.
