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, Liberty County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sweetwater. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sweetwater is published on the Marianna Municipal Airport (KMAI) page, 42 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KMAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 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 rests in a landscape where the earth, softened by centuries of southern rain, gently slopes toward the languid flow of its namesake waterway. It lies 41.5 miles west of Tallahassee, FL (from Tallahassee, FL: bearing 277°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-east of Blountstown. The air here carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a blend of damp soil and the distant whisper of pines, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to linger, bathing the scattered homes and fields in a golden, almost liquid hue. Broadleaf trees, robust and ancient, cluster along the low-lying areas, their branches a tangled testament to the humid embrace of this part of the Panhandle, while the more open spaces are given over to the quiet industry of agriculture. The land itself feels yielding, a subtle give beneath the tread, hinting at the abundant underground springs that give this place its enduring appellation. The history of Sweetwater is a story whispered by the rustle of corn stalks and the slow, steady current of the creek. Established in an era when the fertile soil was the primary currency, its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with farming and timber providing the backbone of its existence. Though larger settlements loom on the horizon, Sweetwater maintains its distinct character, a place where the pace of life allows for the observation of small miracles – the sudden flight of a heron from the water's edge, the intricate patterns of moss on an old fence post. There are no grand monuments here, but rather the quiet dignity of a community that has weathered change by holding fast to the enduring rhythms of nature and the shared understanding of a life lived close to the earth.
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, Liberty County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.507973°N, 84.972139°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 30.507973°N, 84.972139°W, situated in Liberty 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.
