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Kathleen, Florida

Community in Polk County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Kathleen

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Tampa (FL), 21 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone23Good10 ppb12.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb12.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kathleen

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Kathleen, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 5 PM.

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On the radar over Kathleen, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kathleen, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lakeland 7.7 NNWFL-PK-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/198 ft/83 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lakeland Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.1 mi from Kathleen, Florida. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lakeland Regional, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LALFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAKELAND REGIONALSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELakeland Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LALTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 75.7 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lakeland Regional: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 75.7, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LALFIG. B THE AIR AT LAKELAND REGIONALTHE 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 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 75.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 76.0 F, 75.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 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 POINTTITLELakeland Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LALTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAL-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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lakeland Regional, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 5 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 LALFIG. C THE WIND AT LAKELAND REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELakeland Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LALTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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