Lakeland, FL 33812 Weather

Polk County10:23 AM EDT27.97°N, 81.89°W

Current conditions

Sunny
71°
Sunny
Feels like 71°
High 82°·Low 61°
WindNNE 12 mph
Humidity75%
Dew point62°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover8%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:31 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 82. North northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 71°
  2. 11 AM Sunny 74°
  3. 12 PM Sunny 76°
  4. 1 PM Sunny 78°
  5. 2 PM Sunny 79°
  6. 3 PM Sunny 79°
  7. 4 PM Sunny 80°
  8. 5 PM Sunny 79°
  9. 6 PM Mostly Clear 77°
  10. 7 PM Mostly Clear 75°
  11. 8 PM Clear 72°
  12. 9 PM Clear 70°
  13. 10 PM Clear 68°
  14. 11 PM Clear 66°
  15. Wed12 AM Clear 65°
  16. 1 AM Clear 64°
  17. 2 AM Clear 63°
  18. 3 AM Clear 62°
  19. 4 AM Clear 62°
  20. 5 AM Clear 61°
  21. 6 AM Sunny 61°
  22. 7 AM Sunny 61°
  23. 8 AM Sunny 62°
  24. 9 AM Sunny 66°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny61°82°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny62°83°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny60°81°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny64°82°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny12%66°82°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny65°82°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny63°82°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny67°84°
  9. WedOct 28 Light showers Light showers0.35 in68°83°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy67°82°

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

Forecast

  • TueGood
  • WedGood
  • ThuGood

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

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:31 AM
Sunset 6:55 PM
Daylight 11 h 23 min (−1 min 33 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 69% lit
Moonrise 3:37 PM Moonset 2:06 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low86° / 65°
Record high94° (2018)
Record low42° (1927)
Wettest2.13 in (1952)
Yesterday80° / 60°
Month to date5.35 in (normal 1.85 in)

Plant City, records since 1892. 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.

Aviation

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 313 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

VFR conditions through the period with gusty northeasterly winds.

Marine

Issued at 313 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Winds have slowly calmed down overnight but will still stay elevated through Thursday. Wind speeds will be around 15 knot during the day with nightly surges closer to 20 knots through Thursday. After that an upper level low will push through the state helping to pick up the winds once again. By Saturday morning winds over the water will be 20 to 25 knots causing some hazardous boating conditions for the weekend.

Fire Weather

Issued at 313 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Dry air will be in place through Sunday and the work week with gusty winds out of the northeast.

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