Welaka, Florida Weather
Welaka, 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, soil and crop conditions for Welaka, Putnam County.
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About Welaka, Florida
Welaka unfolds along the eastern banks of the St. Johns River, a place where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of pine and the languid flow of water dictates the pulse of existence. It lies 28.8 miles west-south-west of Palm Coast, FL (from Palm Coast, FL: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of Salt Springs. Cypress knees, gnarled like ancient knuckles, punctuate the marshy edges of the river, their dark forms silhouetted against the often-vibrant sky. The landscape here is a verdant embrace, a low-lying terrain softened by centuries of rainfall and the slow, steady erosion of its sandy soils. Sunlight, when it breaks through the overarching canopy of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, arrives in diffused shafts, illuminating the quiet stillness that pervades the small settlements. The very character of Welaka is one of gentle yielding, a place content to exist in the shadow of the great river, its days measured by the slow passage of barges and the occasional splash of a jumping fish. The history of Welaka is intricately tied to the St. Johns, a vital artery for commerce and settlement since the days of early explorers. Its economy, once buoyed by timber and steamboat traffic, now finds its footing in the quietude of tourism and the enduring appeal of its riverside lifestyle. The whisper of old logging operations still seems to linger in the air, a phantom echo of a more robust past. Today, Welaka draws those seeking a respite from the clamor of larger cities, offering a tranquil haven where fishing docks dot the shoreline and the evening light paints the water in hues of rose and gold. The riverfront remains the heart of Welaka, a place where generations have gathered, their lives intertwined with the ebb and flow of the waterway that has shaped their home.
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| Location | Welaka, Putnam County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.479138°N, 81.671469°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32193 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Welaka, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Welaka, 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 Welaka includes coordinates 29.479138°N, 81.671469°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 32193. Telephone area code: 850. 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.
