Observed 3:15 AM EDT at KBOW

Lake Wales, FL weather

Clear and 66°19°.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the north. 914–15 mph24 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky
UV index: 0Low; High 1–4 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.1 inHg1019 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h tomorrow from 10 AM
Rain tomorrow 11 AM–2 PM (30%, 0.45 in11 mm)
Dry break tomorrow 2–6 PM
Rain tomorrow night 6–7 PM (30%)

TonightNear 62°17° · Clear
This morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 68°20° by midnight · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 80°27° by 11 AM · Rain 11 AM–noon (30%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonNear 82°28° · Rain noon–2 PM (30%) · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 69°21° by 1 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (30%) · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	5%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	84%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	71%	6%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	8%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	9%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	14%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	17%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	83°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	19%	6
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	83°28°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	19%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	23%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	81°27°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	57%	44%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	63%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	82%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	29%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	91%	42%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	91%	43%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	92%	51%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	93%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	94%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	94%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	92%	27%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	10%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	91%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	10%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	82%	15%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	20%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	72%	23%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	30%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	66%	19%	4
Sun 12p	Showers	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	30%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	62%	40%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	85°29°	30%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	60%	48%	6
Sun 2p	Showers	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	85°29°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	59%	63%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 76°24° to 83°28°)	86°30°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	57%	43%	6
Sun 4p	Showers	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	58%	23%	4
Sun 5p	Showers	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	60%	32%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	81°27°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	63%	19%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	70%	28%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	76%	27%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	82%	45%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	85%	46%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	86%	48%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	88%	27%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	89%	30%	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, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 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, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.34 in8.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 83°28°, 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, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 83°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 62°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers 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°–85°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–87°31°
Low, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  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
80°27°–87°31°
Low, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
30% chance of rain, high 84°, low 68°.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 83–84°.

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 Creek Drainage Canal Near Wahneta

7.8 mi

Level: 38.4 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Peace Creek Near Bartow

12 mi

Level: 94.8 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Tiger Creek Near Lake Weohyakapka

12 mi

Level: 43.8 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Peace River Distributary at Dover Sink Near Bartow

13 mi

Level: 88.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · 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, 4:00 AM–9:00 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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Lake Wales 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: 6:16–7:03 PM; Morning 7:17–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:12 PM; Morning 7:08–7:17 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 3:40–7:08 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:51 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lake Wales. The highest point on the skyline is about 900 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.