San Mateo, Florida Weather
San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, Putnam County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near San Mateo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for San Mateo is published on the Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field (K28J) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of San Mateo 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 San Mateo: Flagler Executive Airport (KFIN) 40 km · Northeast Florida Regional Airport (KSGJ) 46 km · Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (KOMN) 57 km
Conditions reported at K28J describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at San Mateo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for San Mateo.
About San Mateo, Florida
San Mateo unfolds like a whispered secret along the banks of the St. Johns River, its landscape a gentle embrace of sun-drenched fields and whispering pines. It lies 22.7 miles west of Palm Coast, FL (from Palm Coast, FL: bearing 274°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-east of Palatka. The air here carries a humid sweetness, a blend of damp earth and blooming jasmine that clings to the skin like a second garment. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, rise from the dark, slow-moving water, their stoic presence a constant reminder of the river's enduring power. The sky above is a vast canvas, often painted with the dramatic brushstrokes of afternoon thunderstorms, followed by an evening calm where the setting sun bleeds across the horizon in hues of apricot and rose, catching the broad leaves of palmettos in a fleeting, golden luminescence. This quiet corner of Putnam County, Florida, breathes a history tied to the fertile lands that have sustained it for generations. San Mateo's economy, once rooted in agriculture, now finds its pulse in the surrounding natural beauty, drawing visitors who seek the solace of its waterways and the quietude of its rural charm. The river itself has been a silent witness to the passage of time, from the indigenous peoples who first navigated its currents to the early settlers who cleared the land. While grand monuments are absent, the true landmarks of San Mateo are the enduring stands of oak, draped in Spanish moss, and the weathered docks that extend like welcoming arms into the tranquil river, each a testament to a life lived in harmony with the ebb and flow of the water.
Live animated radar for San Mateo 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 | San Mateo, Putnam County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.606637°N, 81.584523°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32218, 32187 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Mateo, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Mateo, 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 San Mateo includes coordinates 29.606637°N, 81.584523°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 32218, 32187. 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.
