Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KLAL

Lakeland Highlands, FL weather

Mostly sunny and 79°26°, gusts to 30 mph48 km/h tomorrow.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 23 mph38 km/h; From the north-northeast. 1423–17 mph27 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 67°19°; Muggy
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–6 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 45Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tonight 6–8 PM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–10 PM
Above 80°27° tomorrow by noon
High 83°28° tomorrow at 3 PM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h Monday from 9 AM

TonightDown to 68°20° by 11 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 81°27° · rain chance 10% · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 69°21° by 1 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 81°27° · 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 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	83°28°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	63%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Showers	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	66%	45%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	71%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	91%	34%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	94%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	97%	32%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	98%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	98%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	98%	51%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	98%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	98%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	95%	23%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	90%	30%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	83%	25%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	78%	28%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	84°29°	5%	23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	72%	26%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	86°30°	10%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	71%	24%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	86°30°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	68%	25%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	87°31°	10%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	65%	41%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	85°29°	10%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	67%	47%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	84°29°	10%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	69%	36%	3
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 70°21° to 79°26°)	82°28°	5%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	70%	56%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	79%	51%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	84%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	86%	34%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	91%	54%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	92%	60%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	94%	36%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	95%	22%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	23%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	95%	22%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	95%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	95%	31%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	95%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	95%	27%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	95%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	27%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	84%	19%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	78%	19%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	84°29°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	73%	25%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	69%	26%	6
Mon 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	67%	27%	6
Mon 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	87°31°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	65%	38%	6
Mon 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	65%	28%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 84°29° / 64°18°. Rain, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. 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
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°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 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. 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
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°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 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°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°–86°30°
Low, likely
62°17°–74°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  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, 67°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
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°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
82°28°–88°31°
Low, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 67°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 83°, 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

Banana-Hancock Canal Near Highland City (in NGVD29)

3.9 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Prong Alafia River Near Nichols

6.0 mi

Level: 78.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Saddle Creek at Structure P-11 Near Bartow (in NAVD88)

6.3 mi

Level: 15.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Saddle Creek at Polk Pkwy

7.0 mi

Level: 12.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 69% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 55

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 66°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 16 min; Losing 1 min 34 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 54 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:04 PM; Morning 7:19–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:13–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Lakeland Highlands. 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.