Plantation, Florida Weather
Plantation, 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 Plantation, Broward County.
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About Plantation, Florida
Plantation unfolds across a landscape that was once the watery heart of the Everglades, now a meticulously managed urban mosaic where canals and lakes thread through verdant neighborhoods. It lies 1.5 miles south-west of Lauderhill, FL (from Lauderhill, FL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. The air here, particularly after a sun-drenched afternoon, carries a humid, earthy perfume, hinting at the deep, dark soil that lies beneath the manicured lawns and sprawling shopping centers. Towering palms, their fronds rustling like secrets shared, create a canopy over streets that hum with the quiet energy of a community that has found its footing between the wildness of nature and the order of human design. The sun, when it dips below the horizon, paints the western sky in broad strokes of apricot and rose, a daily spectacle reflected in the placid surfaces of the numerous water features that punctuate the city's expanse. This was a place that bloomed from an ambitious agricultural dream, an early vision of a planned community rising from the unique terrain of South Florida. The initial development, focused on agriculture, gave way to the suburban expansion that defines Plantation today, a testament to the region's rapid growth. Its economy, once tethered to the bounty of the land, now diversifies, embracing retail, professional services, and a burgeoning technological sector, all contributing to the steady pulse of commerce. The city is known for its family-friendly atmosphere and its commitment to green spaces, with parks and recreational areas serving as vital organs for the community's health and well-being. The legacy of its watery origins, however, remains palpable in the intricate network of drainage canals and the pervasive presence of water, a constant reminder of the land's untamed past, now harmonized with the present.
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| Location | Plantation, Broward County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.127586°N, 80.233104°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33036, 33317, 34293, 33322 |
| Area Code | 941, 954, 754 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plantation, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plantation, 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 Plantation includes coordinates 26.127586°N, 80.233104°W, situated in Broward County. ZIP code 33036, 33317, 34293, 33322. Telephone area code: 941, 954, 754. 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.
