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

48°F

9°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.35 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 28 Jan 10:50 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Kathleen FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 40 early. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind around 7 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light north northeast wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 40 early. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light north northeast wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Kathleen FL
 28.15°N 82°W (Elev. 167 ft)
12:56 am EST Jan 28, 2026
10am EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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