Ochopee, FL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (34141)
Feels Like 74°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 74°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1947 - The eye of a hurricane passed directly over New Orleans, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.61 inches. The hurricane killed fifty-one persons, and caused 110 million dollars damage. It produced wind gusts to 155 mph while making landfall over Fort Lauderdale FL two days earlier.
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Ochopee 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Sep 19
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Sep 20
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Sep 21
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Sep 22
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Sep 23
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Sep 24
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:13 AM
Sunset 7:26 PM
Last Light 7:49 PM
Moonset 6:25 PM
Close Tide Stations
Everglades City, Barron River
(6.2 miles away)
Chokoloskee
(7.5 miles away)
Weather Near Ochopee
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
101 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
18 at Peter Sinks, UT
Weather Folklore
If the sun in red should set, the next day surely will be wet; if the sun should set in gray, the next will be a fair day.
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About Ochopee, Florida
Ochopee is an unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is located to the east of the intersection of US 41 and State Road 29, near Carnestown. The community is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community got its name when a visitor to the general store asked the owner what the place was called. A native man was trading in the store that day so the owner asked him the Seminole word for farm. The farmer replied, "O-Chopp-ee".
Ochopee began as a one-family tomato-farming community in the early 1920s. James Gaunt bought 240 acres (97 ha) of land along U.S. Highway 41 for $100 per acre, and started with only army tents. A community called Ochopee grew up around Gaunt's tomato farm.
After the original post office burned down, residents used an old storage shed to house mail. Now the Ochopee Post Office, it is the smallest in the nation. It continues as an active post office and sometime tourist attraction.
The original farm and settlement were gradually absorbed by the federal government as part of a movement to conserve the Everglades. A few small businesses remain, along with the headquarters of the Big Cypress National Preserve. Jeff Whichello, a native of the area, has written a book about his childhood called What Happened to Ochopee?
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