Sunset, Florida Weather
Sunset, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Sunset, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sunset. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sunset is published on the MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF) page, 3 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. 6 airfields within reach of Sunset 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 Sunset: Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) 7 km · Tampa International Airport (KTPA) 12 km · Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) 17 km · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (KPIE) 18 km · Clearwater Air Park (KCLW) 27 km
Conditions reported at KMCF describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunset specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunset.
About Sunset, Florida
Sunset, Florida, unfolds under a sky that often bleeds into hues of peach and rose as the day wanes, a quiet testament to its name. It lies 5.9 miles south-south-west of Tampa, FL (from Tampa, FL: bearing 211°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Egypt Lake-Leto. This low-lying stretch of land, where the earth meets the Gulf, is characterized by its sandy soil, dotted with palmetto scrub and the occasional stoic pine. The air here carries the briny tang of the nearby coast, a constant whisper of the sea, even miles inland. Drainage ditches, mirroring the slow, deliberate flow of the region’s waterways, crisscross the landscape, hinting at the flat, permeable terrain that defines this part of the state. Historically, Sunset’s fortunes have been tied to the bounty of the surrounding waters and the fertile, if sandy, soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fishing and farming, established a quiet existence, their lives dictated by the tides and the seasons. While agriculture, primarily citrus groves and vegetable farms, still plays a role in the local economy, tourism has become a significant driver, with visitors drawn to the tranquil beaches and the promise of a slower pace of life. The distinctive character of Sunset is its unpretentious charm, a place where the rhythm of the day is often set by the gentle lapping of waves and the slow migration of clouds across the vast, open sky.
Live animated radar for Sunset 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 | Sunset, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.874°N, 82.5087°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33616, 33173 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 305, 786 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunset, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunset, 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 Sunset includes coordinates 27.874000°N, 82.508700°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33616, 33173. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 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.
