Lake Wales, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Wales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain46%1.1″88°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast77%—89°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%—95°76°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle44%—93°76°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—94°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—94°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers43%0.12″94°73°0°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Wales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 33853, 33859, 33898
15-Day Forecast — Lake Wales
- Sun88°75°46%
- Mon89°74°77%
- Tue95°76°46%
- Wed93°76°44%
- Thu94°75°16%
- Fri94°77°23%
- Sat94°73°43%
- Sun82°73°33%
- Mon89°76°29%
- Tue91°75°45%
- Wed91°75°33%
- Thu91°76°45%
- Fri90°76°46%
- Sat91°77°49%
- Sun93°76°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Lake Wales
SPC includes Lake Wales in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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 Lake Wales
- 33898
- 33853
- 33859