West Little River, Florida Weather
West Little River, 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 West Little River, Miami-Dade County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Little River. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Little River is published on the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) page, 7 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 West Little River 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 West Little River: Miami International Airport (KMIA) 9 km · North Perry Airport (KHWO) 16 km · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL) 25 km · Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) 30 km · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) 38 km
Conditions reported at KOPF describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Little River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Little River, Florida
West Little River unfolds under a sky that often bleeds from fiery orange into bruised purple at day's end, a canvas stretched taut over a landscape of low-lying land and languid waterways. It lies 2.6 miles east of Hialeah, FL (from Hialeah, FL: bearing 91°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-north-west of Miami. The air here carries a perpetual humidity, a thick, sweet breath that clings to skin and stirs the fronds of royal palms with a whisper. Drainage canals, more prevalent than paved roads in some stretches, snake through neighborhoods where bungalows with brightly painted shutters huddle beneath the shade of ancient mango trees, their branches heavy with ripening fruit. The ground itself, a sandy loam that feels perpetually damp, gives way easily underfoot, hinting at the shallow water table that shapes so much of South Florida's character. The history of West Little River is a story etched into the very texture of its soil, a narrative of post-war development and the relentless expansion of Miami-Dade County. Once largely agricultural, the land yielded to the burgeoning demands of a growing population, transforming citrus groves and vegetable farms into residential subdivisions and commercial strips. Today, the local economy hums with the steady pulse of small businesses – bodegas stocked with goods from across Latin America, auto repair shops with their symphony of clanging metal, and the vibrant, sometimes boisterous, energy of family-owned restaurants serving up Cuban coffee and hearty platters. This area, though often overlooked in the grander sweep of Miami's glittering reputation, possesses a distinct character, a place where the echoes of its past mingle with the present-day rhythms of a community that has learned to thrive amidst the subtropical warmth.
Live animated radar for West Little River 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 | West Little River, Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 25.857041°N, 80.236993°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33147 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Little River, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Little River, 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 West Little River includes coordinates 25.857041°N, 80.236993°W, situated in Miami-Dade County. ZIP code 33147. Telephone area code: 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.
