Sumatra, Florida Weather
Sumatra, 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 Sumatra, Liberty County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sumatra.
About Sumatra, Florida
Sumatra rests in a quiet corner of Florida, where the land softens into the Apalachicola River basin. It lies 41.8 miles east-south-east of Panama City, FL (from Panama City, FL: bearing 103°T), and is situated 14.6 miles south of Orange. Pine forests, thick and fragrant, stretch toward the horizon, their needles whispering secrets on the humid breeze. Low-slung oaks, draped with Spanish moss, punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching like ancient, gnarled fingers. The air itself feels thick, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, salty tang of the Gulf. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, casting shifting patterns on the sandy soil, creating a dappled, almost sacred, stillness. The few scattered homes and weathered buildings seem to sink into the verdant embrace of the surrounding wilderness, their paint faded by years of sun and rain. The history of Sumatra is tied to the ebb and flow of the river and the rich timber that once defined this region. Loggers and fishermen were the early architects of Sumatra, their livelihoods carved from the abundant natural resources. The town’s economy, while modest, still draws sustenance from the surrounding waters, with a small but dedicated fishing community continuing the age-old traditions. The quiet pace of life here is a deliberate counterpoint to the hurried world, a place where the rustle of leaves and the gentle lapping of water dictate the rhythm of the day. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces in Sumatra, only the enduring presence of nature and the quiet resilience of its people, who understand the deep, slow pulse of this particular place.
Live animated radar for Sumatra and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sumatra, Liberty County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.020202°N, 84.97908°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32321, 32335 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sumatra, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sumatra, 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 Sumatra includes coordinates 30.020202°N, 84.979080°W, situated in Liberty County. ZIP code 32321, 32335. 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.
