Lakeland, Tennessee 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 4Overcast27%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain22%6.0″89°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle49%—91°73°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast38%—88°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—92°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—98°73°+6°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear34%—99°79°+1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 83 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 106 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 83 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 106 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 9.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 106
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lakeland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lakeland
- Sat93°73°27%
- Sun89°72°22%
- Mon91°73°49%
- Tue88°70°38%
- Wed92°69°17%
- Thu98°73°20%
- Fri99°79°34%
- Sat87°75°34%
- Sun81°66°20%
- Mon81°62°11%
- Tue85°63°10%
- Wed89°66°10%
- Thu85°69°14%
- Fri92°72°10%
- Sat90°71°26%
- Sun78°69°29%
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 has placed Lakeland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 38002