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This is the current conditions weather report for Longboat Key. The report was made 92 minutes ago, at 09:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 14 miles per hour / 22.2 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 14 miles per hour / 22.2 kilometers per hour from the north (010°). The temperature was 45°F / 7°C, with a dew-point at 45°F / 7°C. The temperature felt like 39°F / 4°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.21 inHg / 1024 hPa. The relative humidity was 34%. The skies were clear.

Longboat Key is a barrier island situated off of the central western coast of Florida in the United States of America. It is situated south of Tampa Bay, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is within both Manatee County and Sarasota County. Longboat Key is divided almost equally geographically between the two counties, with the entire island located within the boundaries of the Town of Longboat Key, a Florida municipality incorporated in 1955.

Longboat Key is located at 27.396931, -82.644751. It is north of St. Armands Key, with its circle of shopping and dining, and Lido Key, and south of Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach, which are located on adjacent Anna Maria Island. The nearby cities of Sarasota and Bradenton and the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport round out Longboat Key's varied list of geographic amenities. Gulf of Mexico Drive runs the length of the island, with ancillary boulevards branching off to residential neighborhoods. In some places, one can see both Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico while remaining stationary in one spot. At other points, the island widens and accommodates various homes owned both singly and in condominium, hotels, and sports clubs.

In the town the population was spread out with 2.6% under the age of 18, 0.9% from 18 to 24, 5.7% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 58.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

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