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

Bartow Municipal (KBOW)

Lat: 27.95°NLon: 81.78°WElev: 128ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.29 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 12:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Bartow FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Wind chill values as low as 28 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Wind chill values as low as 28 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bartow FL
 27.91°N 81.84°W (Elev. 105 ft)
12:37 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
1pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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