Palatka, Florida Weather
Palatka, 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 Palatka, Putnam County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Palatka. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Palatka is published on the Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field (K28J) page, 5 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. 3 airfields within reach of Palatka 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 Palatka: Northeast Florida Regional Airport (KSGJ) 45 km · Flagler Executive Airport (KFIN) 46 km
Conditions reported at K28J describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palatka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Palatka.
About Palatka, Florida
Palatka rests on the banks of the St. Johns River, a wide, dark artery that breathes life into the flat Florida landscape. It lies 25.7 miles south-south-west of World Golf Village, FL (from World Golf Village, FL: bearing 203°T), and is situated 2.4 miles west-south-west of East Palatka. Cypress trees, draped in Spanish moss like ancient shawls, crowd the water's edge, their knees breaking the surface in gnarled, patient formations. The air here carries a damp, earthy scent, a mix of river water, decaying leaves, and the sweet perfume of unseen blossoms. Beyond the river's immediate embrace, the land stretches out in a mosaic of pine forests, marshy wetlands, and the occasional open field, the sky a vast, ever-present dome that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset. The rhythm of Palatka is measured by the slow, steady flow of the river and the gentle sway of the palms, a quiet hum that underlies the daily comings and goings. The story of Palatka is inextricably bound to the St. Johns, a waterway that served as a vital highway for Native Americans, Spanish explorers, and later, steamboat captains. For a time, Palatka was a bustling port, its wharves piled high with timber and citrus, a testament to the region's rich natural resources. The economic pulse of Palatka once thrummed with the logging of its vast pine forests and the cultivation of its fertile soil, yielding abundant crops of oranges, grapefruit, and vegetables. Though those days of robust industry have softened, a quiet resilience remains, with a focus on agriculture and the enduring allure of the river for recreation and fishing. The historic downtown, with its turn-of-the-century architecture, whispers tales of earlier eras, a palpable connection to the generations who have called this riverfront community home.
Live animated radar for Palatka 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 | Palatka, Putnam County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.64858°N, 81.637582°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32177, 32178 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palatka, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palatka, 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 Palatka includes coordinates 29.648580°N, 81.637582°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 32177, 32178. 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.
