Lakeland, FL 33805 Weather

Polk County8:03 AM EDT28.07°N, 81.96°W

Current conditions

Clear
59°
Clear
Feels like 59°
High 81°·Low 59°
WindN 6 mph
Humidity84%
Dew point55°
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:32 AM
Sunset6:54 PM

Observed at Lakeland Linder International Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 60°
  2. 9 AM Sunny 64°
  3. 10 AM Sunny 69°
  4. 11 AM Sunny 74°
  5. 12 PM Sunny 76°
  6. 1 PM Sunny 79°
  7. 2 PM Sunny 80°
  8. 3 PM Sunny 80°
  9. 4 PM Sunny 81°
  10. 5 PM Sunny 80°
  11. 6 PM Mostly Clear 78°
  12. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 76°
  13. 8 PM Mostly Clear 72°
  14. 9 PM Clear 70°
  15. 10 PM Clear 68°
  16. 11 PM Clear 67°
  17. Thu12 AM Clear 65°
  18. 1 AM Clear 64°
  19. 2 AM Clear 63°
  20. 3 AM Clear 61°
  21. 4 AM Clear 61°
  22. 5 AM Clear 60°
  23. 6 AM Sunny 59°
  24. 7 AM Sunny 59°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Clear Clear60°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny59°81°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny58°79°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny62°80°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny14%65°80°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny12%64°79°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny10%63°80°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%81°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy67°81°
  10. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny60°80°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

25
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedModerate
  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate

Lakeland, FL reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:32 AM
Sunset 6:54 PM
Daylight 11 h 21 min (−1 min 34 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 77% lit
Moonrise 4:08 PM Moonset 3:03 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low85° / 65°
Record high92° (2025)
Record low42° (1989)
Wettest0.46 in (2005)
Month to date4.46 in (normal 2.17 in)

Lakeland Area, records since 1948. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TBW, issued 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Hazardous marine conditions over the eastern Gulf waters over the next several days.

- A cooler and drier airmass with below average temperatures will continue through most of the week.

Discussion

Issued at 307 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

We are seeing another cool and dry morning across the state. This is due to a strong high pressure to our north and a low pressure in the Atlantic helping to funnel the cooler and drier air over Florida. This pattern will not change through Thursday resulting in the dry air with below average temperatures sticking around. Lows will be around 60 degrees every morning and highs around 80's.

By Friday an upper level low will push through the state from north to south. With the drier air in place we will not see any noticeable differences as it does so. However once it gets down to the stall boundary south of the Keys it will help to restrengthen the boundary and shift it northward. This will bring very breezy conditions for the weekend and on Monday. Sustained winds in the afternoon will be between 20 to 25 knots with gust between 30 to 35. This strong easterly flow will also bring some showers mainly to the east coast. For our CWA most will stay dry except for the interior which will see some isolated shower chances.

Aviation

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 307 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions through the period with winds out of the northeast.

Marine

Issued at 307 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Winds will remain around 10 to 15 knots through Friday. However we could still see some night surges closer to 20 knots. On Friday an upper level low will push through the state helping to pick up the winds Friday night. By Saturday morning winds over the water will be 20 to 25 knots with gust up to 30 knots. This gusty winds will stick around through at least Monday bringing some hazardous boating conditions.

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