Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL)

Lat: 27.98°NLon: 82.02°WElev: 141ft.

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 20 Feb 1:50 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lakeland FL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind around 9 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy dense fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  High near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 77 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Mostly 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)
12:35 pm EST Feb 20, 2026
2pm EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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