Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL)

Lat: 27.98°NLon: 82.02°WElev: 141ft.

Partly Cloudy

35°F

2°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.29 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 28 Jan 4:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Willow Oak FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am
Freeze Warning January 28, 04:42am until January 28, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
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    Freeze Warning January 28, 04:42am until January 28, 09:00am

    NOW until 9:00am Wed

    Freeze Warning

  • Today

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 62. Wind chill values as low as 26 early. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Willow Oak FL
 27.88°N 82.05°W (Elev. 125 ft)
12:56 am EST Jan 28, 2026
4am EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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