Lakeland, FL Weather Forecast
Polk County, Florida
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Lakeland, 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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Lakeland, FL at a glance
Lakeland is home to about 122,264 people in Polk County, across 67 square miles. It ranks 18th by population of 275 places in Florida with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Auburndale, 10 miles away.
- County
- Polk County
- Population
- 122,264 2023 est.
- Land area
- 67 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,837
- Forecast point
- 28.0555°N, 81.9548°W
How well can the network see Lakeland?
The nearest Doppler radar is KTBW (Tampa, FL), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,300 ft above Lakeland. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Lakeland is closer to its radar than 61% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KLAL (Lakeland/Linder Intl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Lakeland
- Auburndale, FL10 mi
- Plant City, FL10 mi
- Mulberry, FL11 mi
- Polk City, FL12 mi
- Eagle Lake, FL13 mi
- Winter Haven, FL14 mi
- Bartow, FL14 mi
- Lake Alfred, FL15 mi
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