Kathleen, Florida Weather
Kathleen, 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 Kathleen, Polk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kathleen. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kathleen is published on the Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) page, 15 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 Kathleen 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 Kathleen: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH) 18 km · Plant City Municipal Airport (KPCM) 19 km · South Lakeland Airport (KX49) 21 km · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (KGIF) 27 km · Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) 31 km
Conditions reported at KLAL describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kathleen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
