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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

Winter Havens Gilbert Airport (KGIF)

Lat: 28.06°NLon: 81.76°WElev: 141ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 12:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Winter Haven 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 southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 9 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
M.L.King Day
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Winter Haven FL
 28.01°N 81.73°W (Elev. 197 ft)
Last Update:
12:36 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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