Southgate, Florida Weather
Southgate, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Southgate, Sarasota County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Southgate. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Southgate is published on the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ) page, 11 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 Southgate 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 Southgate: Venice Municipal Airport (KVNC) 27 km · Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSRQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southgate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Southgate, Florida
Southgate emerges from the flat, sun-drenched coastal plain, a landscape where the sky feels immense and the air carries the subtle, salty tang of distant Gulf waters. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Sarasota, FL (from Sarasota, FL: bearing 147°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Lakewood Ranch. Here, the terrain is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a subtle undulation that guides the slow-moving waters of the nearby creeks and bayous. Live oaks, gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, offer pockets of deep, cool shade, their branches reaching like ancient fingers towards the perpetually blue heavens. The light itself seems to thicken as evening approaches, casting long, hazy shadows that soften the edges of the suburban sprawl, lending a dreamlike quality to the quiet streets lined with pastel-hued homes. The history of Southgate is intrinsically linked to the fertile, sandy soil and the abundant waterways that define this corner of Sarasota County, a region that once pulsed with the rhythm of citrus groves and dairy farms. While those agricultural roots are still present in the lingering scent of damp earth after a rain, the local economy has shifted, now largely shaped by the burgeoning service sector and the ever-present allure of the nearby coast. The opening of major thoroughfares decades ago transformed Southgate from a more isolated agricultural community into a convenient hub, a place where families could establish roots while remaining connected to the vibrant life of the larger metropolitan area, yet retaining a distinct, unhurried character that whispers of its past.
Live animated radar for Southgate 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 | Southgate, Sarasota County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.308103°N, 82.509819°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 34239 |
| Area Code | 941 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southgate, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southgate, 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 Southgate includes coordinates 27.308103°N, 82.509819°W, situated in Sarasota County. ZIP code 34239. Telephone area code: 941. 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.
