Storm Station
Polk City, Florida
68°
Clear· Feels like 68°·Light air 4 mph NE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
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-Air quality
68%Humidity
3%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Polk City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Winter Haven (ASOS)GIF

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/144 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank30of 1,219

Lake WalesLWEF1

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.8 mi away/144 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank77of 1,219

measured daily2 instruments

Auburndale 5.0 NFL-PK-79

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/131 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Forestry TowerLAKF1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.2 mi away/141 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winter Haven (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Polk City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winter Haven (ASOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GIFFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinter Haven (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GIFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GIF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winter Haven (ASOS): temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GIFFIG. B THE AIR AT WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 62.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWinter Haven (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GIFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GIF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Winter Haven (ASOS), north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GIFFIG. C THE WIND AT WINTER HAVEN (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinter Haven (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GIFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GIF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Winter Haven (ASOS), in 6 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 Polk City

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