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, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sweetwater. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sweetwater is published on the Tampa International Airport (KTPA) 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 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: Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) 13 km · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (KPIE) 14 km · MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF) 15 km · Clearwater Air Park (KCLW) 19 km · Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) 25 km
Conditions reported at KTPA describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 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 a pale, washed-out blue, especially in the humid embrace of late summer. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Town 'n' Country, FL (from Town 'n' Country, FL: bearing 159°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-north-west of Tampa. The land here is flat, a gentle swell of sandy loam that feels yielding beneath the tread, interrupted by the occasional drainage ditch or the slow, languid curves of shallow creeks that carry the whispers of rain. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, offer pockets of deep shade, while fields of palmetto scrub prick the horizon with a bristly, resilient green. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the subtle, earthy perfume of damp soil after a brief, dramatic downpour. The history of Sweetwater is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. For generations, the fertile ground supported citrus groves and cattle ranches, a steady economy built on the bounty of the land. While those industries have shifted and evolved, the spirit of self-reliance and a connection to the natural world remains. The local economy now sees a blend of these traditions with newer enterprises, but the pace of life in Sweetwater still allows for a lingering conversation at the general store or a quiet contemplation of the sun sinking below the flat, tree-lined horizon, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender.
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, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.979°N, 82.5637°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 27.979000°N, 82.563700°W, situated in Hills 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.
