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Indian Lake Estates, Florida

Community in Polk County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Indian Lake Estates

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lakeland (FL), 23 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Indian Lake Estates

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Indian Lake Estates, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Indian Lake Estates, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Indian Lake Estates, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Avon ParkAVZF1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.0 mi away/95 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank519of 2,338

MacGill AFBAGR

At an airfield/10.8 mi away/66 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 2,338

measured daily2 instruments

Babson Park 6.0 NEFL-SL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.5 mi away/121 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Mountain LakeLWLF1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.1 mi away/141 ft/59 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at MacGill AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.8 mi from Indian Lake Estates, Florida. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over MacGill AFB, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AGRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MACGILL AFBSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEMacGill AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AGRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AGR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.4 F with a dew point of 75.7 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at MacGill AFB: temperature 77.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 75.7, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AGRFIG. B THE AIR AT MACGILL AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 75.3 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 77.4 F, 75.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMacGill AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AGRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AGR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at MacGill AFB, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AGRFIG. C THE WIND AT MACGILL AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMacGill AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AGRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AGR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of MacGill AFB, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Indian Lake Estates

River and lake gauges