Polk City, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Polk City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—94°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle65%0.02″93°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle45%—97°77°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%—95°75°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—96°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—97°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle43%0.02″96°73°-1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Polk City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 33868
15-Day Forecast — Polk City
- Sun94°76°32%
- Mon93°74°65%
- Tue97°77°45%
- Wed95°75°48%
- Thu96°74°19%
- Fri97°75°22%
- Sat96°73°43%
- Sun83°73°31%
- Mon91°73°29%
- Tue91°72°47%
- Wed91°75°31%
- Thu88°75°41%
- Fri93°76°41%
- Sat82°77°40%
- Sun93°76°32%
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 — Polk City
SPC includes Polk City 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 Polk City
- 33868