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Lakeland, FL weather

It is 69°F and mostly clear at Lakeland Linder International Airport as of Oct 28, 1:35 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 71°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:36 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:17 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

69°F

Mostly Clear

Wind

N 11 mph

Humidity 80%

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL), Oct 28, 1:35 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS TBW forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Florida has 18 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lakeland (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 2 AM71°FPartly Cloudy2%NNE 13 mph
Wed 3 AM71°FPartly Cloudy2%NNE 13 mph
Wed 4 AM71°FPartly Cloudy2%NNE 14 mph
Wed 5 AM71°FPartly Cloudy1%NNE 14 mph
Wed 6 AM71°FMostly Sunny4%NNE 15 mph
Wed 7 AM71°FMostly Sunny8%NNE 15 mph
Wed 8 AM71°FMostly Sunny11%NNE 15 mph
Wed 9 AM73°FMostly Sunny11%NNE 16 mph
Wed 10 AM75°FIsolated Rain Showers18%NNE 16 mph
Wed 11 AM77°FIsolated Rain Showers18%NE 16 mph
Wed 12 PM79°FIsolated Rain Showers18%NE 18 mph
Wed 1 PM81°FScattered Rain Showers27%NE 18 mph
Wed 2 PM81°FScattered Rain Showers29%NE 18 mph
Wed 3 PM82°FScattered Rain Showers32%NE 20 mph
Wed 4 PM82°FScattered Rain Showers32%NNE 20 mph
Wed 5 PM80°FScattered Rain Showers28%NNE 18 mph
Wed 6 PM79°FScattered Rain Showers30%NNE 18 mph
Wed 7 PM77°FIsolated Rain Showers22%NNE 18 mph
Wed 8 PM75°FIsolated Rain Showers16%NNE 16 mph
Wed 9 PM74°FIsolated Rain Showers18%NNE 15 mph
Wed 10 PM74°FIsolated Rain Showers24%NNE 14 mph
Wed 11 PM74°FIsolated Rain Showers20%NE 13 mph
Thu 12 AM73°FIsolated Rain Showers18%NNE 12 mph
Thu 1 AM73°FMostly Cloudy12%NNE 10 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 Lakeland can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 71°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

High 83°F·Low 72°F

Scattered rain showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 86°F·Low 71°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

High 86°F·Low 70°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 86°F·Low 70°F

A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 84°F·Low 68°F

Showers and thunderstorms likely after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 84°F·Low 67°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

High 84°F

Sunny, with a high near 84.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lakeland 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 Lakeland (28.0555, -81.9548), in Polk County. Population: 124,990 (2024 estimate), number 18 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/28.0555,-81.9548 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:36 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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