Medulla, Florida Weather
Medulla, 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 Medulla, Polk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Medulla. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Medulla is published on the Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) 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 Medulla 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 Medulla: South Lakeland Airport (KX49) 8 km · Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) 19 km · Plant City Municipal Airport (KPCM) 19 km · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (KGIF) 24 km · Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH) 34 km
Conditions reported at KLAL describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Medulla specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Medulla, Florida
Medulla sprawls across a gentle incline of Florida's interior, where the sky often feels vast and the air carries a humid warmth that clings like a second skin. It lies 5.2 miles south-south-west of Lakeland, FL (from Lakeland, FL: bearing 196°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-south-east of Plant City. The landscape is a study in verdant plains punctuated by stands of live oak, their branches gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, creating pockets of deep shade against the bright, persistent sun. Here and there, ponds and small lakes shimmer, reflecting the wide, pale blue of the daytime sky, and the low-slung, practical architecture of homes and businesses seems to bow slightly under the weight of the heat. The roads, often lined with a riot of hibiscus and oleander, curve with the land's quiet contours, leading the eye toward horizons that promise more of the same sun-drenched, unhurried existence. The story of Medulla is intrinsically tied to the rich, fertile earth that surrounds it, an inheritance from a time when agriculture was the undisputed king of this Polk County soil. For decades, the sweet scent of citrus groves perfumed the air, a testament to the region's bounty, and the quiet industry of farming shaped the rhythms of life here. Though the landscape has shifted, with residential growth pushing the boundaries of the old fields, the echoes of that agricultural past remain, visible in the enduring agricultural businesses and the deep-rooted connection many residents feel to the land. The nearby waters, though not grand rivers or oceans, offer quiet respites for fishing and contemplation, further anchoring Medulla to a life lived in close communion with the natural world.
Live animated radar for Medulla 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 | Medulla, Polk County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.967802°N, 81.973416°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33811, 33813 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Medulla, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Medulla, 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 Medulla includes coordinates 27.967802°N, 81.973416°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 33811, 33813. 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.
