Ochopee, FL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (34141)
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Current Weather
Feels Like 101°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1848 - The Great Gale of 1848 was the most severe hurricane to affect Tampa Bay, Florida and is one of two major hurricanes to make landfall in the area. This storm produced the highest storm tide ever experienced in Tampa Bay when the water rose 15 feet in six to eight hours.
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Ochopee 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Thursday Sep 25
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 93, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Sep 26
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Sep 27
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Sep 28
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. North wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Sep 29
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. North wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Sep 30
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Oct 1
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:16 AM
Sunset 7:19 PM
Last Light 7:42 PM
Moonset 9:27 PM
Close Tide Stations
Everglades City, Barron River
(6.2 miles away)
Chokoloskee
(7.5 miles away)
Weather Near Ochopee
Contiguous United States Extremes
Wed's High Temperature
110 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
22 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
There will be a storm when porpoises sport and play.
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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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