Tavares, Florida Weather
Tavares, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Tavares, Lake County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tavares. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tavares is published on the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) page, 8 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 Tavares 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 Tavares: Umatilla Municipal Airport (KX23) 15 km · Orlando Apopka Airport (KX04) 18 km · Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) 48 km · Orlando Sanford International Airport (KSFB) 48 km · Orlando International Airport (KMCO) 58 km
Conditions reported at KLEE describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tavares specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Tavares 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
