Suwannee, 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 Suwannee, Dixie County.
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Suwannee exhales a slow, humid breath, a characteristic of its low-lying terrain where the earth yields readily to the persistent kiss of the Gulf. It lies 54.1 miles west-south-west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 246°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-west of Manatee Road. Here, the landscape is a muted palette of palmetto scrub, pine stands reaching toward a sky often bruised with the promise of afternoon storms, and the occasional glint of brackish water reflecting the diffused sunlight. The air hangs thick, carrying the scent of salt, damp earth, and the faint, sweet decay of fallen pine needles. Life moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, dictated less by clocks and more by the sun’s arc and the tides’ ebb and flow. The history of Suwannee is as deeply rooted as the cypress knees that grip the water's edge, its economy once tied to the timber that floated down its namesake river and the fishing fleets that once plied the shallow coastal waters. Though the grand days of widespread logging have long since passed, a resilient spirit persists, with local livelihoods now often found in the cultivation of hardy crops suited to the sandy soil and the quiet hospitality offered to those who seek its particular brand of coastal tranquility. The whispers of generations who navigated these waters and cleared these woods are carried on the breeze, a subtle reminder of the enduring connection between the land and its people.
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| Location | Suwannee, Dixie County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.32885°N, 83.144294°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32060, 32692 |
| Area Code | 850, 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Suwannee, 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 Suwannee includes coordinates 29.328850°N, 83.144294°W, situated in Dixie County. ZIP code 32060, 32692. Telephone area code: 850, 904. 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.