Westlake, Florida Weather
Westlake, 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 Westlake, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Westlake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Westlake is published on the MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF) page, 5 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 Westlake 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 Westlake: Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) 8 km · Tampa International Airport (KTPA) 9 km · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (KPIE) 16 km · Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) 18 km · Clearwater Air Park (KCLW) 25 km
Conditions reported at KMCF describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Westlake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Westlake.
About Westlake, Florida
Westlake unfolds under a sky that often holds a luminous, almost buttery light, especially as the day begins to wane. It lies 5.5 miles south-west of Tampa, FL (from Tampa, FL: bearing 225°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-south-east of Town 'n' Country. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet resilience; low, sandy plains give way to pockets of scrub oak and saw palmetto, their tough leaves rustling in the warm, humid air. Drainage canals, starkly geometric, crisscross the landscape, a testament to the ongoing effort to tame this subtropical terrain, their still waters reflecting the broad, often cloud-streaked heavens. The air itself carries a faint, briny tang, a whisper from the nearby Gulf, and the pervasive scent of pine needles warmed by the sun. The history of Westlake is intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of water and the resources it carried. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile, if often waterlogged, soil, established a life here that was largely agrarian, with citrus groves and cattle ranches defining the local economy for generations. The development of canals, crucial for both irrigation and transportation, fundamentally reshaped the landscape and facilitated growth. While agriculture remains a thread in the economic fabric, the proximity to larger population centers and the allure of coastal living have gradually shifted its character, drawing in new residents and a more diverse service-based economy. The quiet hum of development is a constant, a gentle counterpoint to the rustle of the palms and the distant calls of shorebirds.
Live animated radar for Westlake 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 | Westlake, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.8915°N, 82.5217°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33611, 33470 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 954, 754 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westlake, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westlake, 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 Westlake includes coordinates 27.891500°N, 82.521700°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33611, 33470. Telephone area code: 407, 321, 954, 754. 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.
