Highland Park, Florida Weather
Highland Park, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Highland Park, Polk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Highland Park. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Highland Park is published on the Lake Wales Municipal Airport (KX07) page, 7 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 Highland Park 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 Highland Park: Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) 24 km · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (KGIF) 29 km · Avon Park Executive Airport (KAVO) 31 km · MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field (KAGR) 32 km · River Ranch Resort Airport (K2RR) 36 km
Conditions reported at KX07 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Highland Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Highland Park.
About Highland Park, Florida
Highland Park unfolds under a sky that often wears a gentle, hazy blue, a soft veil drawn over the flat, fertile expanse of Polk County. It lies 15.1 miles south-east of Winter Haven, FL (from Winter Haven, FL: bearing 136°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south-south-east of Lake Wales. The land here is a study in subtle contours, where the occasional rise offers a momentary perspective before yielding back to the prevailing, unhurried flatness. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the knuckles of storytellers, cast dappled shadows across roads that meander through a landscape punctuated by citrus groves, their glossy leaves catching the sun like scattered emeralds. The air itself carries a sweetness, a whisper of ripening fruit mingled with the earthy scent of damp soil, a perfume that clings to the skin long after you depart. The story of Highland Park is deeply entwined with the bounty of the land, particularly its citrus legacy, a robust chapter in Florida's agricultural history that has shaped its economy for generations. The echoes of this past are palpable, even as the present economy diversifies, still drawing strength from the sun-kissed fruits that once defined the region. While the grand plantations of yesteryear have largely given way to smaller groves and a broader spectrum of agricultural endeavors, the spirit of cultivation remains. The quiet diligence of those who work the earth is a constant, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil of Highland Park, a rhythm that hums beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Highland Park 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 | Highland Park, Polk County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.865025°N, 81.561743°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33626, 32771, 33898 |
| Area Code | 904, 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highland Park, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highland Park, 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 Highland Park includes coordinates 27.865025°N, 81.561743°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 33626, 32771, 33898. Telephone area code: 904, 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.
