Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bartow Municipal (KBOW)

Lat: 27.95°NLon: 81.78°WElev: 128ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Jan 10:00 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lake Wales FL

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Wales FL
 27.91°N 81.58°W (Elev. 167 ft)
7:36 am EST Jan 23, 2026
10am EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 29, 2026
 
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