Fuller Heights, Florida Weather
Fuller Heights, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Fuller Heights, Polk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fuller Heights. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fuller Heights is published on the South Lakeland Airport (KX49) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Fuller Heights have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fuller Heights: Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) 9 km · Plant City Municipal Airport (KPCM) 19 km · Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) 21 km · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (KGIF) 30 km · Tampa Executive Airport (KVDF) 36 km
Conditions reported at KX49 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fuller Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fuller Heights, Florida
Fuller Heights unfurls across a landscape of gentle, sandy rises, where the Florida sun, even in its softer afternoon descent, casts long, warm shadows across patches of palmetto and pine. It lies 9.5 miles south-south-west of Lakeland, FL (from Lakeland, FL: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Bartow. The air here carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of dry earth and the distant, faint perfume of citrus groves that dot the surrounding countryside. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, stand as stoic sentinels, their branches draped with wisps of Spanish moss that sway with a barely perceptible breath of wind, lending a timeless quality to the undulating terrain. The sky above Fuller Heights is a vast, often brilliant canvas, its blues deepened by the humidity, promising both the bright clarity of morning and the dramatic, sweeping storms of summer afternoons. The history of Fuller Heights is intrinsically linked to the agricultural bounty of Polk County, particularly the cultivation of citrus that once thrived in its fertile, sandy soil. Though the groves have seen changes, the legacy of that industry remains, a lingering echo in the quiet rhythm of life. The local economy has diversified, with small businesses and services catering to the needs of its residents, fostering a sense of close-knit interdependence. Fuller Heights itself is a place where the past is not forgotten but rather woven into the present, a gentle reminder of the pioneers who shaped this land, their spirit still palpable in the enduring character of the community.
Live animated radar for Fuller Heights and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Fuller Heights, Polk County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.909192°N, 81.99814°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33860 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fuller Heights, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fuller Heights, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fuller Heights includes coordinates 27.909192°N, 81.998140°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 33860. Telephone area code: 561. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
