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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL)

Lat: 27.98°NLon: 82.02°WElev: 141ft.

A Few Clouds

73°F

23°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 1:50 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Kathleen FL

Freeze Watch January 19, 12:00am until January 19, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 6 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 31 °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. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 9 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 7 mph.
M.L.King Day
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Kathleen FL
 28.15°N 82°W (Elev. 167 ft)
Last Update:
1:38 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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