Poinciana, Florida Weather
Poinciana, 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 Poinciana, Polk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Poinciana. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Poinciana is published on the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) page, 17 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. 4 airfields within reach of Poinciana 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 Poinciana: Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (KGIF) 30 km · Orlando International Airport (KMCO) 35 km · Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) 47 km
Conditions reported at KISM describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Poinciana specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Poinciana, Florida
Poinciana unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling terrain of Central Florida, where the air itself seems to hum with a humid warmth that softens the edges of the afternoon. It lies 9.9 miles east of Haines City, FL (from Haines City, FL: bearing 79°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Davenport. Dense canopies of live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like aged beards, create pockets of cool shadow that contrast with the sun-drenched expanses of manicured lawns and developing neighborhoods. The land, a sandy loam that readily drinks the frequent rains, supports a vibrant green that persists year-round, punctuated by the flamboyant bursts of color from hibiscus and bougainvillea spilling over fences. The distant murmur of traffic, a constant undercurrent, hints at the proximity of larger arteries, yet within Poinciana itself, a quieter cadence often prevails, marked by the rustle of palm fronds and the occasional call of a distant bird. The history of Poinciana is one of transformation, from its early days as sparsely populated scrubland to its emergence as a significant residential hub. Its economy is largely driven by its role as a commuter town, drawing residents who seek a more tranquil lifestyle while remaining connected to the employment centers of the greater Orlando metropolitan area. The development here has been rapid, a testament to the allure of affordable housing and the promise of Florida's sunshine, but echoes of its agricultural past can still be glimpsed in the patches of undeveloped land and the names of streets that evoke a time when citrus groves might have dominated the horizon. While not a destination for grand historical monuments, Poinciana holds a distinct character for those who call it home, a place where the present is actively being built upon the foundations of a landscape that has always held a certain wild, untamed beauty beneath its developing skin.
Live animated radar for Poinciana 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 | Poinciana, Polk County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28.140294°N, 81.458406°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 34759, 33896 |
| Area Code | 727, 561 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poinciana, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poinciana, 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 Poinciana includes coordinates 28.140294°N, 81.458406°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 34759, 33896. Telephone area code: 727, 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.
