Lakeland, FL 33811 Weather

Polk County5:33 PM EDT27.99°N, 82.01°W

Current conditions

Sunny
78°
Sunny
Feels like 78°
High 81°·Low 60°
WindNNE 13 mph gusts 18 mph
Humidity54%
Dew point60°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover7%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:32 AM
Sunset6:55 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 14 hrs ago.

  1. Now Sunny 78°
  2. 6 PM Mostly Clear 77°
  3. 7 PM Mostly Clear 74°
  4. 8 PM Clear 72°
  5. 9 PM Clear 69°
  6. 10 PM Clear 68°
  7. 11 PM Clear 66°
  8. Wed12 AM Clear 64°
  9. 1 AM Clear 63°
  10. 2 AM Clear 62°
  11. 3 AM Clear 62°
  12. 4 AM Clear 61°
  13. 5 AM Clear 61°
  14. 6 AM Sunny 61°
  15. 7 AM Sunny 61°
  16. 8 AM Sunny 61°
  17. 9 AM Sunny 65°
  18. 10 AM Sunny 70°
  19. 11 AM Sunny 74°
  20. 12 PM Sunny 76°
  21. 1 PM Sunny 78°
  22. 2 PM Sunny 79°
  23. 3 PM Sunny 79°
  24. 4 PM Sunny 80°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny60°81°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny61°81°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny59°79°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny64°80°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny11%66°81°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny65°80°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny63°81°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny67°84°
  9. WedOct 28 Showers Showers0.30 in68°83°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy67°83°

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

43
Good
Ozone

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

Forecast

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  • WedGood
  • ThuGood

Tampa, 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 6:55 PM
Daylight 11 h 23 min (−1 min 34 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:38 PM Moonset 2:06 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low85° / 66°
Record high92° (2018)
Record low46° (1989)
Wettest1.47 in (2007)
Yesterday81° / 62°
Month to date4.46 in (normal 2.09 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 7 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.

Update

Issued at 911 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

A beautiful morning in paradise with dry airmass in place and fairly cool conditions. The morning sounding showed a very stable atmosphere and PWs well below an inch. This afternoon temperatures will climb up into the low to upper 80s in most areas, though northern locations along the Nature Coast may struggle to get to 80 degrees. Breezy conditions prevail with evening surges anticipated. Dewpoints will be in the 60s, which will make conditions feel very comfortable and perfect to enjoy the outdoors.

No changes were made to the forecast as it remains on track.

Discussion

Issued at 313 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 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 it. This will bring breezy conditions for the weekend with sustained winds around 20 mph and gust up to 35mph.

Aviation

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 911 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

VFR conditions prevail with breezy north to northeasterly winds in place.

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