Florence, Oregon Weather
Florence, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Florence, Lane County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Florence. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Florence is published on the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (KOTH) page, 64 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KOTH describe the airfield itself. Weather 64 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Florence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Florence, Oregon
Florence begins where the Siuslaw River, a broad, pewter ribbon, surrenders its freshwater to the vast, restless Pacific. It lies 50.6 miles west of Eugene, OR (from Eugene, OR: bearing 265°T), and is situated 3.8 miles south-south-east of Heceta Beach. The air here carries a constant, briny kiss, a damp perfume that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard of the storefronts to the salt-bleached pilings of the marina. Rolling dunes, cloaked in tough, wind-scoured grasses, guard the western edge of Florence, their sandy slopes shimmering under a sky that can shift from an almost aggressive, cerulean blue to a brooding, slate grey within the span of an afternoon. The land itself feels both yielding and resilient, a place where the ocean's breath is a palpable presence, shaping the very contours of the earth and the lives lived upon it. This stretch of Oregon coast has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of water and wood. For generations, the bounty of the Siuslaw and the surrounding forests fueled the local economy, with timber mills and fishing fleets forming the backbone of Florence. Evidence of this maritime history is everywhere, from the working harbor, where salmon boats bob with a weary grace, to the small, independent shops that still cater to those who make their living from the sea and the land. The town itself possesses a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life feels tethered to the tides rather than the ticking of a clock, and where the deep, resonant foghorns of passing ships can be heard on particularly misty mornings, a mournful yet comforting serenade.
Live animated radar for Florence 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 | Florence, Lane County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43.982621°N, 124.099841°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97439 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Florence, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Florence, Oregon, 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 Florence includes coordinates 43.982621°N, 124.099841°W, situated in Lane County. ZIP code 97439. Telephone area code: 503, 971. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
