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Lake Placid, FL Weather
Current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (EDT).
Lake Placid, FL current weather
71°F
Isolated Rain Showers
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 84° / L 69°
- Wildfire smoke overhead: light
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 12:56 AM EDT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 12:56 AM
7-day forecast
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Today10/2732% chance of precipitationLow 69°High 84°
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Overnight: Isolated rain showers before 3am. Clear, with a low around 69. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain ShowersWed10/2860% chance of precipitationLow 72°High 85°
Wednesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Rain Showers LikelyThu10/2934% chance of precipitationLow 71°High 88°
Thursday: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Rain ShowersFri10/3032% chance of precipitationLow 70°High 87°
Friday: A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunny then Chance Rain ShowersSat10/3131% chance of precipitationLow 69°High 87°
Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunny then Chance Rain ShowersSun11/145% chance of precipitationLow 68°High 87°
Sunday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain ShowersMon11/210% chance of precipitationLow High 86°
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunny
Forecast for 27.307, -81.381 from the NWS TBW office, updated 10/27/2026, 12:56 AM EDT · Official forecast on weather.gov
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now71°Isolated Rain Showers24%14 mph
- 2 AM70°Isolated Rain Showers24%14 mph
- 3 AM69°Clear0%14 mph
- 4 AM69°Clear0%14 mph
- 5 AM69°Clear0%14 mph
- 6 AM69°Sunny0%14 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 12:56 AM EDT
Rain and snow totals
Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid
- Rain (liquid)
- 0.21 in
- Snow
- 0.00 in
- Ice
- 0.00 in
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES
Nearby hazards
Florida hazardsSevere storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area
- Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
- Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
- River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
- Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported
Drought
By countyHighlands County, week of 10/20/2026
97% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the high temperature today in Lake Placid, FL?
- The National Weather Service forecast for tuesday calls for a high near 84°F. Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers.
- Will it rain in Lake Placid, FL in the next 24 hours?
- The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Lake Placid, FL today?
- Sunrise is about 7:32 AM EDT and sunset is about 6:45 PM EDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Lake Placid, FL?
- At Archbold Bio Stn, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 87°F and the normal low is 64°F.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:32 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
- Daylight
- 11 hr 13 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 99% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 7:08 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 7:09 PM
- Moonrise
- 7:41 PM
- Moonset
- 9:03 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 87°, low 64°, precipitation 3.41 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Archbold Bio Stn, 9 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
- Hazard Mapping System Smoke AnalysisNOAA NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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