Sweetwater, Florida Weather
Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater, Hardee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sweetwater. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sweetwater is published on the Wauchula Municipal Airport (KCHN) page, 21 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater: Avon Park Executive Airport (KAVO) 27 km · Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF) 36 km · MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field (KAGR) 44 km · Lake Wales Municipal Airport (KX07) 54 km · Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sweetwater specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sweetwater.
About Sweetwater, Florida
Sweetwater lies under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds across the heart of Hardee County. It lies 17.1 miles west-south-west of Sebring, FL (from Sebring, FL: bearing 250°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-east of Zolfo Springs. The land here is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a tapestry of flatwoods and prairies where pine trees stand sentinel, their needles whispering in the humid breeze. Cypress domes, dark and mysterious, punctuate the landscape, holding pockets of still water that reflect the deep greens and browns of the surrounding vegetation. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening citrus, a palpable presence that settles on everything like a fine dust. Evenings here are painted in hues of bruised purple and soft orange as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of the fields. The history of Sweetwater is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots, a legacy tied to the fertile, sandy soil that has sustained generations. For years, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the planting and harvesting of citrus groves and cattle ranches, the local economy a steady hum of industry focused on the land's bounty. While the larger agricultural concerns have waxed and waned, the spirit of the small farm, the independent grower, remains a distinctive thread in the fabric of Sweetwater. The nearby Peace River, a lazy artery winding its way through the county, has always been a silent witness to this enduring connection to the natural world, offering a quiet beauty that grounds the everyday life of Sweetwater.
Live animated radar for Sweetwater 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 | Sweetwater, Hardee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.409486°N, 81.70258°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33174, 32210, 32321, 33172 |
| Area Code | 850, 305, 786 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sweetwater, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater includes coordinates 27.409486°N, 81.702580°W, situated in Hardee County. ZIP code 33174, 32210, 32321, 33172. Telephone area code: 850, 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.
