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Polk City, Florida

Town in Polk County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Polk City

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lakeland (FL), 18 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • 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 44 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 Polk City

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Polk City, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Sat 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Polk City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Auburndale 5.0 NFL-PK-79

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/131 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Winter Haven (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Polk City, Florida. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winter Haven (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GIFFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 2,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinter Haven (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GIFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GIF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 74.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Winter Haven (ASOS): temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 74.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GIFFIG. B THE AIR AT WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)THE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 73.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 74.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEWinter Haven (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GIFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GIF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winter Haven (ASOS), north up: blowing from 70 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 GIFFIG. C THE WIND AT WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinter Haven (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GIFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GIF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Winter Haven (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Florida

25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Polk City

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Polk City

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