Observed 5:55 AM EDT at KLAL

Lakeland, FL weather

Clear and 58°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 58°14°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northwest. Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 7 PM
Dew point: 53°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (60°15° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h Sunday from 6 AM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 61°16° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 11 PM · rain chance 10% · 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
Fri 7a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	79%	0%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	81%	0%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	77%	0%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	1%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	2%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	5%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	2%	6
Fri 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	4%	6
Fri 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	16%	5
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	31%	3
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	35%	1
Fri 6p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	50%	30%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	54%	24%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	7%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	71%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	3%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	85%	40%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	40%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	28%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	86%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	76%	4%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	7%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	9%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	18%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	58%	16%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	15%	6
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	23%	4
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	59%	19%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	62%	8%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	10%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	78%	16%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	83%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	86%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	90%	38%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	92%	46%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	92%	31%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	92%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	92%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	91%	63%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 84°29° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 84°29° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  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 80. North northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 83°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 62°17°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
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°–88°31°
Low, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 67°.
Sunday
Dry, high 82°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–84°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 80% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 57

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 53°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 18 min; Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 56 min less
Golden hour: 6:18–7:05 PM; Morning 7:18–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:14 PM; Morning 7:09–7:18 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:53 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Lakeland. The highest point on the skyline is about 800 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.