Winter Haven, FL Weather Forecast
Polk County, Florida
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Winter Haven, 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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Winter Haven, FL at a glance
Winter Haven is home to about 57,109 people in Polk County, across 33 square miles. It ranks 55th by population of 275 places in Florida with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Lake Alfred, 4 miles away.
- County
- Polk County
- Population
- 57,109 2023 est.
- Land area
- 33 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,734
- Forecast point
- 28.0458°N, 81.7327°W
How well can the network see Winter Haven?
The nearest Doppler radar is KTBW (Tampa, FL), to the WSW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,300 ft above Winter Haven. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KGIF (Winter Haven Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Winter Haven
- Lake Alfred, FL4 mi
- Eagle Lake, FL5 mi
- Auburndale, FL6 mi
- Dundee, FL8 mi
- Haines City, FL8 mi
- Davenport, FL11 mi
- Polk City, FL11 mi
- Lake Wales, FL12 mi
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