San Mateo, Florida Weather
San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, Putnam County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
