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Winter Haven, Florida

City in Polk County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Winter Haven

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Lakeland (FL), 6 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 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 Winter Haven

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 Winter Haven, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 mile Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Winter Haven, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Winter Haven 5.1 SEFL-PK-69

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/149 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Mountain LakeLWLF1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/141 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Winter Haven (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Winter Haven, Florida. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 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 Winter Haven (ASOS), 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 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 74.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winter Haven (ASOS): temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 74.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 73.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 75.0 F, 74.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 (60 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 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 GIFFIG. C THE WIND AT WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)PLAN, 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 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

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Near Winter Haven

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