Lakeland, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakeland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—97°77°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—95°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle20%—97°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm26%—92°74°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Rain21%0.20″97°75°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—97°75°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lakeland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 31635
16-Day Forecast — Lakeland
- Sat96°74°5%
- Sun97°77°21%
- Mon95°75°29%
- Tue97°75°20%
- Wed92°74°26%
- Thu97°75°21%
- Fri97°75°16%
- Sat97°76°22%
- Sun89°75°30%
- Mon89°75°36%
- Tue77°71°22%
- Wed85°70°36%
- Thu85°70°48%
- Fri88°73°45%
- Sat91°74°45%
- Sun95°75°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Lakeland
SPC includes Lakeland 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 Lakeland
- 31635