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FLORIDA · POLK COUNTY

Inwood

7,031 people, 160 ft above sea level in Polk County.

160 ftElevation, city center
7,031People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Clear 59°
Clear now Dew point 37° · N 7 mph · high 55°
City of Inwood River Interstate 2 miles
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The Inwood plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Inwood

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Winter Havens Gilbert Airport (KGIF) · 5:53 PM
Clear
59° Clear Feels like 59° · high of 55° near 6 PM
WindN 7 mphno gusts
Humidity44%rising to 83% by morning
Pressure30.09 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 37° · Dry62° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 100.02 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Polk County
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:48 AM5:35 PM ↓
10 h 47 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
33
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 39 to 62° More humid: 61° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 60°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 49°
0% rain — NNE 7 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
75° 56°
0% rain — N 9 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 62°
0% rain — ENE 13, gusts 25 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 62°
10% rain — NE 13 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
80° 64°
20% rain — NE 13 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
81° 65°
20% rain — NE 14 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
81° 66°
10% rain — NE 13 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Inwood about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the eastern Gulf of America three days ago, about 520 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Atlantic off the Carolinas; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 410 miles to the south. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1986 Nov. 13, 1986

The hottest this week has been

91° on Nov. 13, 1986, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1941. Next is 90° in 1946.

90°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Winter Haven Area threaded record since 1941.
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THE GROUND

What Inwood stands on

Inwood’s center stands about 160 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 120 ft to 180 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Iron Mountain, about 330 ft, 14 miles east-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Cypresshead Formation (sand), from the Late Pliocene, 2.6 to 3.6 million years old.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Lakeland Highlands to Haines City, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
100 ft200 ft INWOOD160 ftHigh point of the line240 ftLow point110 ftJan Phyl Village140 ftWinter Haven170 ft ← W · Lakeland HighlandsHaines City · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Reworked Cypresshead sediments

Sand. Age: Late Pliocene to Pleistocene, less than 3.6 million years old. About 10 mi of the line.

Cypresshead Formation

Sand. Age: Late Pliocene, 2.6 to 3.6 million years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Hawthorn Group, Peace River Formation, Bone Valley Member

Sand, clay, phosphorite. Age: Middle Miocene to Pliocene, 2.6 to 16 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE ALMANAC

Inwood’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1941 · Winter Haven Gilbert Airport

Inwood has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 93° in July; winter nights fall to about 52° in January. About 46 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

72°52°76°55°80°58°85°63°90°69°92°74°93°75°93°76°91°74°86°68°79°60°74°55° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY INWOOD 46.1 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average93° / 75°high / low, the warmest month
January, average72° / 52°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year46.1 inwettest months: July and June
Hottest on record105°FOctober 11, 2022
Coldest on record19°FDecember 24, 1989
Wettest day on record10.1 inJune 24, 1945
90° days a year121very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°1a year, on average
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Highs of 90° and upMay 14 to Sept. 28; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretchJune through August: 21.3 of the year’s 46.1 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Inwood normally reaches 80° and falls to 60°. The record high is 90°, in 1956; the record low 35°, in 1968. The most rain on this date, 2.00 in, fell in 1969.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high72°76°80°85°90°92°93°93°91°86°79°74°
Normal low52°55°58°63°69°74°75°76°74°68°60°55°
Rain, inches2.492.443.042.502.677.367.446.525.312.221.452.68
Record high89° (1986)91° (1985)94° (2020)98° (1986)103° (1945)103° (1985)101° (1998)100° (1979)98° (2019)105° (2022)99° (2007)95° (2007)
Record low19° (1985)23° (2026)23° (1980)32° (1987)46° (1971)50° (1984)59° (1967)62° (1972)59° (1981)41° (2008)26° (1970)19° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1941 from the Winter Haven Area threaded record (Winter Haven Gilbert Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Inwood on the Forecast Network

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Lakeland FL · 12 MI 12 miles west Brandon FL · 33 MI 33 miles west Orlando FL · 40 MI 40 miles northeast Tampa FL · 44 MI 44 miles west Jacksonville FL · 159 MI 159 miles north Miami FL · 183 MI 183 miles southeast
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FLORIDA · POLK

Inwood

7,031 people, 160 ft above sea level in Polk County.

160 ftElevation
7,031People
2 sq miLand
Clear 59°
ClearDew point 37°
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Today in Inwood

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 55° 0%
9p mostly clear night 52° 0%
12a clear night 50° 0%
3a clear night 49° 0%
6a clear night 49° 0%
9a clear day 58° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Wed20%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1986 · NOV. 13, 1986

91°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1941.

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What Inwood stands on

Inwood’s center stands about 160 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 120 ft to 180 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Iron Mountain, about 330 ft, 14 miles east-southeast.

Inwood, west to east Inwood160 ftHigh point240 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center160 ft
Within 3 miles120 to 180 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (60 ft of relief)
High point nearbyIron Mountain, 330 ft, 14 mi east-southeast
Rock at the surfaceCypresshead Formation
Its ageLate Pliocene, 2.6 to 3.6 million years old
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Inwood’s year

Inwood has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 93° in July; winter nights fall to about 52° in January. About 46 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 46.1 in
July, average93° / 75° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average72° / 52° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year46.1 in · wettest months: July and June
Hottest on record105°F · October 11, 2022
Coldest on record19°F · December 24, 1989
Wettest day on record10.1 in · June 24, 1945
90° days a year121 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°1 · a year, on average
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Highs of 90° and up · May 14 to Sept. 28; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretch · June through August: 21.3 of the year’s 46.1 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Inwood normally reaches 80° and falls to 60°. The record high is 90°, in 1956; the record low 35°, in 1968. The most rain on this date, 2.00 in, fell in 1969.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1941 from the Winter Haven Area threaded record (Winter Haven Gilbert Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.