Forecast Details for Lakeland, FL

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Isolated showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Scattered showers between 8am and 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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