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Polk City, Florida Weather

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Polk City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Polk City, FL
Monday, June 15 at 5:39 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
45%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Polk City, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPolk City, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 96°
Polk City, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    94°75°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    18%
    96°75°+2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    15%
    97°75°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Showers
    38%
    97°76°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    25%
    96°77°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    92°76°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    94°75°+2°
Polk City, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · steady
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 19
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1814SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Polk City, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.91008.41008.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Polk City, FL
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Polk City, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.7mi
UNLIMITED
113 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:39 UTC · Polk City, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:39 UTC · Polk City, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Polk City, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Polk City, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Polk City, FL
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
6:04 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Polk City, FL
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:41 AM
Moonset
8:30 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Polk City, FL
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Polk City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Polk City

  1. Mon94°75°8%
  2. Tue96°75°18%
  3. Wed97°75°15%
  4. Thu97°76°38%
  5. Fri96°77°25%
  6. Sat92°76°32%
  7. Sun94°75°49%
  8. Mon95°76°39%
  9. Tue97°74°39%
  10. Wed96°73°35%
  11. Thu94°74°45%
  12. Fri88°76°53%
  13. Sat90°75°56%
  14. Sun84°75°46%
  15. Mon93°73°55%
  16. Tue96°74°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Polk City

SPC has placed Polk City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Polk City

  • 33868

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.