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Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL)

Lat: 27.98°NLon: 82.02°WElev: 141ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed NW 31 G 39 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Jan 11:50 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lakeland FL

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 12:00am until January 19, 09:00am
Freeze Warning January 19, 12:00am until January 19, 09:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Freeze Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 55 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F⇓

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 8 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 55 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 7 mph.
M.L.King Day
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 37. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lakeland FL
 28.03°N 81.96°W (Elev. 197 ft)
Last Update:
7:36 am EST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EST Jan 18, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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