Storm Station
Lake Wales, Florida
66°
Clear· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 5 mph NE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Lake Wales, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Lake WalesX07

At an airfield/2.3 mi away/122 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Lake WalesLWEF1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.7 mi away/144 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank77of 1,219

measured daily2 instruments

Mountain LakeLWLF1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/141 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Lake Wales 3.2 SFL-PK-80

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/153 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lake Wales, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.7 mi from Lake Wales. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:46 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 144 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.77 inHg and the temperature at 58.5 F; it reports 61.0 F, 2.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Lake Wales stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 144 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWEF1FIG. D WHERE LAKE WALES STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELAKE WALES1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT144 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.0 FTITLELake Wales, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP LWEF1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LWEF1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 60 degrees above the horizon at 27.84 N, and the day is 11 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 87 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lake Wales, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 60 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWEF1FIG. E THE SUN AT LAKE WALESELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 86°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°SEP 27, 60°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 87 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 27.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLELake Wales, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP LWEF1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LWEF1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 144 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:46 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Lake Wales, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 5:46 am local time; air temperature, 61.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWEF1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 5:46 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 5:46 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE61.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELake Wales, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP LWEF1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LWEF1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Lake Wales, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Florida

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Near Lake Wales

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