Sunrise, Florida Weather
Sunrise, 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 Sunrise, Sarasota County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunrise.
About Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise unfurls under a sky that often bleeds a soft, coral hue as the sun begins its descent. It lies 7.6 miles south-east of Sarasota, FL (from Sarasota, FL: bearing 135°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Lakewood Ranch. The land here is a gentle, sandy loam, yielding to the persistent embrace of coastal scrub and the occasional stoic palm, their fronds whispering secrets to the humid air. Drainage ditches, etched with the patient hand of engineers, crisscross the landscape, testament to the low-lying terrain that drinks deeply of the abundant rainfall. In the quiet hours, the silence is broken only by the distant hum of traffic, a low thrumming that underscores the pervasive sense of a place poised between the wilder edges of the coastal plain and the more ordered world of human habitation. The air itself carries a faint, briny tang, a constant reminder of the Gulf's proximity, even when its blue expanse is hidden by the low-slung architecture. The economic pulse of Sunrise has long been tied to the fertile lands and the bounty of the nearby waters, though that character has subtly shifted over the decades. Once, groves of citrus trees, heavy with fruit that gleamed like polished amber, dominated the horizon, their sweet perfume a seasonal signature. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, the landscape is increasingly shaped by residential developments, catering to those drawn by the promise of a sun-drenched life. This evolution is a quiet narrative, one told not in grand monuments but in the gradual alteration of fields to housing tracts, a slow migration of the populace seeking refuge from harsher climates. The local economy now embraces a broader spectrum, including service industries and small businesses that cater to the growing population, all under the watchful gaze of that ever-present Florida sun.
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| Location | Sunrise, Sarasota County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.259494°N, 82.442873°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33607, 33304, 34241, 33322 |
| Area Code | 941, 954, 754 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunrise, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunrise, 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 Sunrise includes coordinates 27.259494°N, 82.442873°W, situated in Sarasota County. ZIP code 33607, 33304, 34241, 33322. Telephone area code: 941, 954, 754. 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.
