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Bartow, FL weather

It is 70°F and mostly cloudy at Bartow Municipal as of Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 72°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:41 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:29 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

70°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

NNW 8 mph

Humidity 88% · dew point 66°F

Pressure · visibility

30.00 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Bartow Municipal (KBOW), Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Bartow forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS TBW forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the TBW office near Bartow.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Florida has 17 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Bartow (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM72°FMostly Sunny13%NNE 17 mph
Wed 8 AM72°FMostly Sunny11%NNE 17 mph
Wed 9 AM74°FMostly Sunny7%NNE 18 mph
Wed 10 AM77°FMostly Sunny13%NNE 18 mph
Wed 11 AM79°FPartly Sunny13%NE 18 mph
Wed 12 PM81°FScattered Rain Showers26%NE 20 mph
Wed 1 PM83°FScattered Rain Showers28%NE 21 mph
Wed 2 PM83°FScattered Rain Showers38%NE 22 mph
Wed 3 PM84°FScattered Rain Showers41%NE 23 mph
Wed 4 PM84°FScattered Rain Showers38%NNE 22 mph
Wed 5 PM83°FScattered Rain Showers30%NE 21 mph
Wed 6 PM81°FScattered Rain Showers30%NNE 22 mph
Wed 7 PM79°FIsolated Rain Showers22%NNE 21 mph
Wed 8 PM76°FMostly Cloudy14%NNE 17 mph
Wed 9 PM75°FIsolated Rain Showers17%NNE 17 mph
Wed 10 PM75°FIsolated Rain Showers18%NE 16 mph
Wed 11 PM75°FIsolated Rain Showers15%NE 14 mph
Thu 12 AM74°FPartly Cloudy13%NE 14 mph
Thu 1 AM74°FMostly Cloudy10%NNE 13 mph
Thu 2 AM73°FIsolated Rain Showers11%NNE 12 mph
Thu 3 AM73°FPartly Cloudy11%NE 12 mph
Thu 4 AM73°FPartly Cloudy9%NNE 12 mph
Thu 5 AM72°FMostly Cloudy11%NNE 12 mph
Thu 6 AM72°FIsolated Rain Showers14%NNE 12 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Bartow can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 72°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

High 85°F·Low 72°F

Scattered rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Scattered rain showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 88°F·Low 71°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

High 87°F·Low 71°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 87°F·Low 71°F

A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 86°F·Low 69°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 86°F·Low 67°F

Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

High 86°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Bartow is served by the National Weather Service TBW forecast office, forecast zone FLZ052, county zone FLC105.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Bartow (27.8868, -81.8218), in Polk County. Population: 22,084 (2024 estimate), number 113 of the 120 Florida cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KTBW. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/27.8868,-81.8218 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:41 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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