Bartow, FL Weather Forecast
Polk County, Florida
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Bartow, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Bartow, FL at a glance
Bartow is home to about 20,584 people in Polk County, across 46 square miles. It ranks 115th by population of 275 places in Florida with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Eagle Lake, 7 miles away.
- County
- Polk County
- Population
- 20,584 2023 est.
- Land area
- 46 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 443
- Forecast point
- 27.8868°N, 81.8218°W
How well can the network see Bartow?
The nearest Doppler radar is KTBW (Tampa, FL), to the WSW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,400 ft above Bartow. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Bartow is closer to its radar than 59% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KBOW (Bartow Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Bartow
- Eagle Lake, FL7 mi
- Fort Meade, FL8 mi
- Mulberry, FL10 mi
- Winter Haven, FL12 mi
- Lake Wales, FL14 mi
- Lakeland, FL14 mi
- Auburndale, FL15 mi
- Dundee, FL16 mi
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