Wildwood, 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 Wildwood, Hills County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wildwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wildwood is published on the Tampa Executive Airport (KVDF) page, 15 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 Wildwood 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 Wildwood: Tampa International Airport (KTPA) 18 km · Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) 22 km · Plant City Municipal Airport (KPCM) 30 km · MacDill Air Force Base (KMCF) 31 km · Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH) 31 km
Conditions reported at KVDF describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wildwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wildwood.
Wildwood rests on a flat expanse, the Florida sun a constant, warm weight upon its shoulders. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Lutz, FL (from Lutz, FL: bearing 158°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-north-west of University. The land here is a study in shades of green and ochre, a tapestry of palmetto scrub, live oaks draped in Spanish moss, and the occasional glimmer of water in a low-lying ditch. The air itself carries a humid, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the faint perfume of unseen blossoms, especially potent in the languid afternoons. The sky above is vast and often a startling blue, punctuated by the slow, deliberate drift of puffy white clouds. The character of Wildwood is one of enduring quietude, a place where the loudest sounds are often the chirping of unseen insects or the distant rumble of a passing truck on a less-traveled road. Once a vital stop along the railroad, Wildwood's history is intertwined with the movement of goods and people across central Florida. Its economy, though diversified now, still carries echoes of its agricultural roots, with citrus groves and cattle ranches forming the backdrop to its more modern commercial endeavors. You can still see the old brick buildings downtown, weathered by decades of sun and rain, hinting at a past brimming with more bustling activity. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring appeal of Wildwood lies in its unpretentious nature, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet promise of simple continuity in the heart of Florida.
Live animated radar for Wildwood 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 | Wildwood, Hills County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.1161°N, 82.4452°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33549, 33514 |
| Area Code | 407, 321 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wildwood, 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 Wildwood includes coordinates 28.116100°N, 82.445200°W, situated in Hills County. ZIP code 33549, 33514. Telephone area code: 407, 321. 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.