Stock Island, Florida Weather
Stock Island, 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 Stock Island, Monroe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stock Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stock Island is published on the Key West International Airport (KEYW) page, 2 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 Stock Island 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 Stock Island: Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field (KNQX) 5 km · Big Pine Sands STOLGround (KBPD) 40 km
Conditions reported at KEYW describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stock Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Stock Island, Florida
Stock Island, a sun-baked sliver of Florida, hums with a distinctively salty air, a place where the horizon is a constant, shimmering debate between the sky and the shallow, aquamarine waters. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Key West, FL (from Key West, FL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-south-west of Big Coppitt Key. Low-lying and fringed with mangrove roots that claw at the tide, the island’s terrain offers a muted palette of greens and grays, interrupted by the vibrant, often peeling, paint of weathered structures and the occasional flash of a tropical bloom. The landscape feels perpetually softened by the humid breeze, a warm breath that carries the scent of brine and distant diesel, a constant reminder of the maritime pulse that defines this place. Here, the sun, when it deigns to break through the often-hazy atmosphere, casts a buttery light across the flat expanse, illuminating the tireless industry that unfolds on its shores. The island’s character is inextricably linked to its working waterfront and the generations who have made their living from the sea, a history etched into the very docks and boatyards. Once a vital hub for fishing fleets and boat repair, Stock Island continues to be a place of industry, its economy still buoyed by the maritime trades, charter fishing, and a smattering of eclectic businesses catering to the Keys’ unique brand of tourism. Old marinas, their timbers groaning under the weight of accumulated time and salt, stand as silent witnesses to a past when the catch was larger and the boats were fewer, yet the spirit of enterprise remains. This working-class identity, unpretentious and direct, lends Stock Island a grounded authenticity, a place where the daily grind is as much a part of its charm as the gentle lapping of waves against the pilings.
Live animated radar for Stock Island 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 | Stock Island, Monroe County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 24.567091°N, 81.738424°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33040 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stock Island, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stock Island, 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 Stock Island includes coordinates 24.567091°N, 81.738424°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 33040. Telephone area code: 305, 786. 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.
