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.

Clear

59°F

15°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 1:50 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Lakeland Highlands 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 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 3am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 33 °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 29 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 50 °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 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Wind chill values as low as 29 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. 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 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Lakeland Highlands FL
 27.99°N 81.96°W (Elev. 174 ft)
12:37 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
1pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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