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Current conditions at

Bartow Municipal (KBOW)

Lat: 27.95°NLon: 81.78°WElev: 128ft.

Partly Cloudy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 77°F (25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 2 Sep 7:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE River Ranch FL

  • Today

    Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Low around 75. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 75 °F

    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 91 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers before 8pm. Low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 91 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 90 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Low around 75. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Showers before 8pm. Low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Labor Day
Showers and thunderstorms. High near 90. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE River Ranch FL
 27.92°N 81.4°W (Elev. 49 ft)
Last Update:
3:02 am EDT Sep 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EDT Sep 2, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 8, 2026
 
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