Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bartow Municipal (KBOW)

Lat: 27.95°NLon: 81.78°WElev: 128ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SW 16 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 25 Jan 5:20 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lake Wales FL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Wind chill values as low as 28. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Wind chill values as low as 28. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Wales FL
 27.91°N 81.58°W (Elev. 167 ft)
1:18 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
5pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database