Loughman, Florida Weather
Loughman, 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 for Loughman, Polk County.
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About Loughman, Florida
Loughman rests in a quiet corner of Polk County, a place where the flat Florida terrain gently hums with a verdant energy. It lies 9.4 miles north-north-east of Haines City, FL (from Haines City, FL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of Poinciana. Here, the air carries the humid breath of the subtropics, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a brief, warm shower. Cypress knees, like ancient knuckles, emerge from the shallow, tea-colored waters of the numerous small lakes and drainage ditches that thread through the landscape, their dark surfaces mirroring the vast, often cloud-dappled sky. Palmetto fronds rustle with a dry whisper, and the occasional flash of a cardinal’s brilliant red offers a startling punctuation against the pervasive greens and browns. The roads, often straight and bordered by dense vegetation, invite a slow journey, where the world feels both expansive and intimately enclosed by nature’s persistent hold. The history of Loughman is tied to the fertile soil and the agricultural ambitions that have long shaped this part of Florida. Once, the land was a patchwork of citrus groves and cattle ranches, their bounty carried by rail to markets far beyond the whisper of the palmettos. Though the economic landscape has shifted, the agricultural character lingers, with pockets of farming still contributing to the local rhythm. The quiet hum of traffic on nearby arteries hints at the broader connections Loughman maintains, a small settlement in a region that has seen its share of boom and ebb, always drawing sustenance from the sun-drenched earth and the abundant, life-giving water that defines its very being.
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| Location | Loughman, Polk County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.241958°N, 81.56674°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33896, 33858 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loughman, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loughman, 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 Loughman includes coordinates 28.241958°N, 81.566740°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 33896, 33858. 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.
