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Lakeland Highlands, Florida

Community in Polk County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Lakeland Highlands

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Lakeland (FL), 15 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone9Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lakeland Highlands

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Lakeland Highlands, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lakeland Highlands, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lakeland Highlands 1.3 NWFL-PK-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/187 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lakeland Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.8 mi from Lakeland Highlands, Florida. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lakeland Regional, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, 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

75.2 F with a dew point of 75.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Lakeland Regional: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 75.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 75.2 F, 75.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 north northeast (30 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lakeland Regional, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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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Snow on the ground

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