Observed 1:00 AM EDT at KGIF

Bartow, FL weather

Clear and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the north. 1017–15 mph24 km/h through 1 PM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky
UV index: 0Low; High 1–4 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Steady over the next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 61°16° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 82°28° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h tomorrow from 10 AM

TonightNear 63°17° · Clear
This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 68°20° by midnight · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 80°27° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 82°28° · Partly cloudy · rain chance 20% · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 70°21° by midnight · rain chance 20% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	88%	3%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	98%	6%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	98%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	94%	2%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	84%	6%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	76%	8%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	71%	11%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	22%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	22%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	83°28°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	28%	6
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	59%	22%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	83°28°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	38%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	60%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	89%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	98%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	97%	36%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	97%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	97%	37%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	97%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	97%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	10%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	97%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	97%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	91%	45%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	82%	28%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	75%	20%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	85°29°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	70%	27%	5
Sun 1p	Showers	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	86°30°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	67%	27%	6
Sun 2p	Showers	83°28° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	86°30°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	66%	64%	5
Sun 3p	Showers	84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	86°30°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	64%	55%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	85°29°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	64%	40%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	66%	18%	3
Sun 6p	Showers	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	69%	16%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	81%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	85%	32%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	88%	48%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	90%	39%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	92%	44%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 84°29° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 65°18°. Typical 83°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 62°17°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 85.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°25°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–90°32°
Low, likely
63°17°–78°26°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 84°, low 68°.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 66°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 83–85°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TBW) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Peace River at SR 60 Bartow

1.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 75 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Peace River Near Bartow

1.1 mi

Level: 9.0 ft

Reading from Fri 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Gator Sink Near Bartow

1.4 mi

Level: 87.7 ft

Reading from Fri 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Peace River Distributary at Dover Sink Near Bartow

1.6 mi

Level: 88.6 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 70% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 55

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 61°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 AM–7:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BARTOW 1SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Bartow weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 16 min; Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 54 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:04 PM; Morning 7:18–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:09–7:18 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 1:22–7:09 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Bartow. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,000 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.