Wewahitchka, Florida Weather
Wewahitchka, 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 Wewahitchka, Gulf County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wewahitchka. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wewahitchka is published on the Tyndall Air Force Base (KPAM) page, 36 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. 5 airfields within reach of Wewahitchka 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 Wewahitchka: Costin Airport (KA51) 41 km · Apalachicola Regional Airport (KAAF) 46 km · Carrabelle Thompson Airport (KX13) 57 km · St George Island Airport (KF47) 59 km
Conditions reported at KPAM describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wewahitchka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wewahitchka.
About Wewahitchka, Florida
Wewahitchka sprawls across the sandy flats where the Chipola River meets the Apalachicola, a place where cypress knees emerge from the dark water and Spanish moss drapes the ancient oaks like tattered lace. It lies 27.7 miles east of Panama City, FL (from Panama City, FL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south-west of Orange. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perpetual humidity that clings to the skin and softens the edges of the day. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of the surrounding forests, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the slow, deliberate pace of life in this corner of the Florida Panhandle. Wewahitchka’s landscape is one of subtle contrasts: the quietude of shaded bayous juxtaposed with the wide, sun-drenched expanse of the riverbanks. For generations, Wewahitchka has been shaped by its relationship with the water and the land, its history deeply entwined with the timber industry and the hardy souls who worked the forests and the river. The local economy, once fueled by the logging of cypress and pine, now finds its rhythm in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of sweet onions, a distinctive crop that thrives in the rich, sandy soil. The winding waterways that thread through the region are not just conduits for commerce but also vital arteries for recreation, drawing anglers and paddlers who seek the quiet beauty of the Apalachicola National Forest, a vast wilderness that presses in on all sides, a constant reminder of the natural world's enduring power.
Live animated radar for Wewahitchka 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 | Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.1127°N, 85.200472°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32465, 32449 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wewahitchka, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wewahitchka, 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 Wewahitchka includes coordinates 30.112700°N, 85.200472°W, situated in Gulf County. ZIP code 32465, 32449. Telephone area code: 850. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
