Polk Parkway Traffic And Weather

Current Weather And Visibility

Key Regions Along The Polk Parkway

Tampa Bay - West Central Florida

Currently Next 12 Hours

Cloudy

84°F

Feels Like:

95°F

Visibility

10 Mi

Humidity:

79 %

North Northwest
Wind

1.7 MPH

Gusts:

4 MPH

Conditions and forecasts provided in partnership with AccuWeather.

Weather provided in partnership with AccuWeather.

Weather & Travel Conditions With The Road Map

This local toll road serves multiple communities, including Lakeland, Polk City, Auburndale, and Lake Hancock. Use the interactive map of the Polk Parkway to pick a location for destination weather.

Pan and zoom the interactive map to your chosen position. Markers depict exits or tolling points, and selecting the marker lets you get location-specific weather and traffic conditions.

Polk Parkway Travel Alerts

CLOSURE - Polk Parkway

Now — Monday June 30, 2025

Between mile markers 0.0 and 18.6: Polk Parkway is being converted to all-electronic tolling. Expect periodic overnight lane and exit closures to replace old toll plazas with gantries. Replacement is happening on an 18-mile segment between I-4 and CR 546 (Old Dixie Hwy).

Impacted area(s):

CLOSURE - Polk Parkway

Now — Monday December 31, 2029

Between mile markers 10 and 17.2: Central Polk Parkway project. A new, four-lane spur is being constructed from Polk Parkway and Winter Lake Road to US Hwy 17. Long-term westbound closure of Exit 14 (Winter Lake Rd.) exit ramp, with intermittent overnight ramp closures from Winter Lake Rd. to westbound Polk Parkway.

Impacted area(s):

CONSTRUCTION - Polk Parkway

Now — Friday July 31, 2026

Between mile markers 8 and 17.2: Polk parkway resurfacing between mile marker 8 and 17. Expect overnight single lane closures. Work will including resurfacing ramps at US Hwy 98, Lakeland Highlands Road and Winter Lake Road (SR 540).

Impacted area(s):

Regional Driving Forecasts For The Polk Parkway

Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - West Central Florida 12-Hour Forecast

10:41 pm Local Time

Saturday - 11:00 pm

Thunderstorms

40% Chance Rain

83° F/28.3° C

Feels Like:

90° F/32.2° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

75° F/

23.9° C

SSE Wind

4.6 Mi/

7.4 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 12:00 am

Cloudy

37% Chance Rain

81° F/27.2° C

Feels Like:

89° F/31.7° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

75° F/

23.9° C

SSE Wind

4.6 Mi/

7.4 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 1:00 am

Intermittent Clouds

37% Chance Rain

80° F/26.7° C

Feels Like:

88° F/31.1° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SE Wind

4.6 Mi/

7.4 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 2:00 am

Cloudy

47% Chance Rain

79° F/26.1° C

Feels Like:

86° F/30.0° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

ESE Wind

4.6 Mi/

7.4 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 3:00 am

Thunderstorms

51% Chance Rain

78° F/25.6° C

Feels Like:

82° F/27.8° C

Visibility

6 Mi/

9.7 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SE Wind

5.8 Mi/

9.3 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 4:00 am

Cloudy

47% Chance Rain

77° F/25.0° C

Feels Like:

84° F/28.9° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SSE Wind

5.8 Mi/

9.3 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 5:00 am

Cloudy

32% Chance Rain

76° F/24.4° C

Feels Like:

83° F/28.3° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SSE Wind

5.8 Mi/

9.3 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 6:00 am

Cloudy

32% Chance Rain

75° F/23.9° C

Feels Like:

82° F/27.8° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SSE Wind

5.8 Mi/

9.3 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 7:00 am

Cloudy

32% Chance Rain

76° F/24.4° C

Feels Like:

83° F/28.3° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SSE Wind

5.8 Mi/

9.3 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 8:00 am

Intermittent Clouds

34% Chance Rain

78° F/25.6° C

Feels Like:

86° F/30.0° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

74° F/

23.3° C

SSE Wind

5.8 Mi/

9.3 Km

Gusts

9.2 Mi/

14.8 Km

Sunday - 9:00 am

Intermittent Clouds

34% Chance Rain

80° F/26.7° C

Feels Like:

90° F/32.2° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

75° F/

23.9° C

SSE Wind

6.9 Mi/

11.1 Km

Gusts

11.5 Mi/

18.5 Km

Sunday - 10:00 am

Intermittent Clouds

37% Chance Rain

83° F/28.3° C

Feels Like:

94° F/34.4° C

Visibility

10 Mi/

16.1 Km

Dewpoint

75° F/

23.9° C

SSE Wind

6.9 Mi/

11.1 Km

Gusts

13.8 Mi/

22.2 Km

Conditions and forecasts provided in partnership with AccuWeather.

Weather provided in partnership with AccuWeather.

EXPLORE FLORIDA

Journey to key destinations around and adjacent to Florida!

Map Of This Region ▹

Communities in this metro area include Destin, Pensacola Beach, Pensacola, Niceville, and Gulf Breeze.

Individual toll maps for this region are listed below.

Roads Within Region

Garcon Point Bridge ▹

Bob Sikes Bridge ▹

SR 293 ▹

Map Of This Region ▹

Communities in this metro area include Jacksonville and Middleburg.

Individual toll maps for this region are listed below.

Roads Within Region

First Coast Expressway ▹

Map Of This Region ▹

Communities in this metro area include Apopka, Cocoa, Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Saint Cloud, Sanford, Titusville, Melbourne, Poinciana, and Mount Dora.

Individual toll maps for this region are listed below.

Roads Within Region

Central Florida Greeneway/Seminole Expy ▹

Florida's Turnpike ▹

East West Expressway ▹

Beachline Expressway ▹

Western Beltway/Wekiva Pkwy ▹

Apopka Expressway ▹

Poinciana Parkway ▹

SR 453 ▹

Goldenrod Road Extension ▹

Osceola Parkway ▹

SR 451 ▹

Map Of This Region ▹

Communities in this metro area include Bradenton, Brandon, Saint Petersburg, Spring Hill, and Tampa.

Individual toll maps for this region are listed below.

Roads Within Region

Polk Parkway ▹

Selmon Expressway ▹

Suncoast Parkway/Veterans Expy ▹

Communities in this metro area include Fort Pierce, Port Saint Lucie, Stuart, and Vero Beach.

Individual toll maps for this region are listed below.

Roads Within Region

Florida's Turnpike ▹

Map Of This Region ▹

Communities in this metro area include Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Hialeah, Opa Locka, Homestead, Kendall, Key Largo, Miramar, Miami, Hollywood, Sunrise, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Davie, Coral Springs, Lake Worth, and Boynton Beach.

Individual toll maps for this region are listed below.