Kathleen, Florida Weather
Kathleen, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Kathleen, Polk County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kathleen.
About Kathleen, Florida
Kathleen rests in a gentle Florida landscape, where the land rises and falls in broad, patient swells under a sky that often stretches to an immense, soft blue. It lies 7.2 miles north-west of Lakeland, FL (from Lakeland, FL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-east of Plant City. Groves of live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient beards, punctuate the rolling terrain, offering pockets of cool shade. The air here carries the subtle, earthy perfume of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet scent of citrus blossoms, a fragrance that clings to the humid afternoons. Sunlight, particularly in the late day, possesses a golden quality, bathing the scattered homesteads and fields in a warm, diffused glow that seems to slow the very passage of time. The history of Kathleen is deeply entwined with the rich, dark earth that defines this part of Polk County, a land long cultivated for its agricultural bounty. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the cycles of farming, with citrus groves and cattle ranches forming the backbone of the local economy. While some of the larger agricultural operations have adapted to modern practices, the spirit of the agrarian past remains palpable, evident in the sprawling fields and the quiet dignity of the older farmhouses. This enduring connection to the land lends Kathleen a grounded character, a sense of continuity that is both comforting and distinctive.
Live animated radar for Kathleen 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.
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| Location | Kathleen, Polk County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.12085°N, 82.023138°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33810, 33849 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kathleen, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kathleen, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Kathleen includes coordinates 28.120850°N, 82.023138°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 33810, 33849. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
