Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bartow Municipal (KBOW)

Lat: 27.95°NLon: 81.78°WElev: 128ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Bartow FL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers likely between 7am and 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 80 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers likely between 7am and 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
Bartow FL
 27.91°N 81.84°W (Elev. 105 ft)
1:34 am EST Feb 26, 2026
2am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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