Tavares, Florida Weather
Tavares, 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 for Tavares, Lake County.
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About Tavares, Florida
Tavares breathes a humid, gentle air, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 9.2 miles east of Leesburg, FL (from Leesburg, FL: bearing 93°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-west of Eustis. The terrain here is a subtle landscape of low hills, softened by a generous cloak of live oaks draped with Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like ancient, welcoming arms. Cypress knees emerge from the edges of unseen ponds and slow-moving creeks, hinting at the watery veins that thread through the surrounding countryside. Even the sunlight seems to possess a certain languid quality, filtering through the dense canopy of palms and pines, casting dappled patterns on the sandy soil. The scent of blooming jasmine often drifts on the breeze, a sweet counterpoint to the earthy aroma of damp soil and decaying leaves, creating an atmosphere of quiet, persistent growth. This is a place with roots reaching back to a time when steamboats plied these very waters, a history whispered in the weathered planks of old docks and the enduring charm of its historic downtown. Tavares once served as a vital hub, its economy buoyed by citrus groves that stretched as far as the eye could see, their sweet fragrance a memory carried on the wind. While agriculture still plays a role, the character of Tavares has gracefully shifted, embracing a more leisurely pace of life, a place where the gentle lapping of waves against the shore of Lake Harris provides a constant, soothing soundtrack. The town's connection to the water remains its defining feature, a constant invitation to explore its many canals and the vast expanse of the lake, a blue mirror reflecting the ever-changing Florida sky.
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| Location | Tavares, Lake County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.804158°N, 81.725632°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32778 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tavares, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tavares, 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 Tavares includes coordinates 28.804158°N, 81.725632°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 32778. Telephone area code: 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.
