Zellwood, Florida Weather
Zellwood, 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 Zellwood, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Zellwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Zellwood is published on the Orlando Apopka Airport (KX04) page, 3 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 Zellwood 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 Zellwood: Umatilla Municipal Airport (KX23) 22 km · Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) 23 km · Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) 33 km · Orlando Sanford International Airport (KSFB) 36 km · Orlando International Airport (KMCO) 44 km
Conditions reported at KX04 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zellwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zellwood.
About Zellwood, Florida
Zellwood, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, unfolds across a terrain of subtle dips and rises, punctuated by the hushed murmur of unseen water. It lies 6.6 miles west-north-west of Apopka, FL (from Apopka, FL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-east of Eustis. Here, the sun, when it deigns to break through the often-heavy sky, casts a diffused, golden light, softening the edges of the dense foliage that crowds the roadside. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like arthritic fingers, offer a somber canopy, while the occasional flash of a cardinal’s crimson plumage injects a vibrant, almost defiant, note into the verdant expanse. The roads themselves, often a faded gray asphalt, seem to lead to secrets, winding past weathered farmhouses and the occasional glint of a distant, still pond reflecting the brooding clouds. The history of Zellwood is inextricably tied to the fertile soil and the bounty it once yielded, a legacy whispered in the names of fields and the enduring presence of agricultural structures, some still serving their purpose, others surrendered to the slow, inexorable creep of nature. For generations, this land was a cornerstone of Florida's agricultural heartland, particularly known for its vibrant citrus groves and the sweet, sun-ripened fruit that traveled far beyond the county lines. While the economic landscape has shifted, the memory of those productive years lingers, a quiet undercurrent beneath the present-day quietude. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a community that has weathered seasons of plenty and scarcity, finding its enduring strength not in grand pronouncements, but in the steady, unpretentious rhythm of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Zellwood 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 | Zellwood, Orange County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.731106°N, 81.601185°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32798 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zellwood, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zellwood, 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 Zellwood includes coordinates 28.731106°N, 81.601185°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 32798. Telephone area code: 904. 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.
