An Arctic Blast Brings Freeze Warnings and A Cold Weather Advisory for Central Florida Plus Snow in Northern Florida
An Arctic Blast Brings Freeze Warnings and A Cold Weather Advisory for Central Florida Plus Snow in Northern Florida
CALL. AND OF COURSE, REPORT IT. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS WACKY WEATHER, NOT JUST THE SNOW UP IN THE PANHANDLE, BUT HERE TODAY. I TOOK THE DOG AND THE BABY OUT. I HAD THE BABY IN THE STROLLER. WE STEPPED OUTSIDE, AND THIS BIG GUST OF WIND JUST COMES. AND I TURN RIGHT AROUND AND I’M LIKE, YOU GOT TO GO INSIDE TO PUT THE BABY BACK IN. THE WIND COULD HAVE LIFTED THE STROLLER IF YOU STAYED OUTSIDE ANY LONGER. IT WAS VERY BREEZY. I FELT LIKE FLORIDA DOROTHY OR MARY POPPINS. I DON’T KNOW THE ONE WHERE THE UMBRELLA GOES UPSIDE DOWN MARY POPPINS, BUT DOROTHY, SHE GOT CAUGHT UP IN A TWISTER TOO. SO YOU GOT TO CLICK YOUR FEET TOGETHER AND SAY, HEY, WE’RE NOT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ANYMORE. BUT YES, WE WERE EXTREMELY WINDY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THEY SAY EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING. WELL, WE WERE BREEZY THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SURROUNDING THAT FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STRONG, GUSTY, DAMAGING WINDS. MELBOURNE TAKING THE TOP SPOT AT 58 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS. SANFORD JUST BELOW THAT 55. WINTER HAVEN STILL IN THE 50S. ORLANDO 52MPH IN DAYTONA, JUST SHY OF THAT AT 47 MILE PER HOUR CONDITIONS. NOW, WE’RE NOT AS BREEZY TONIGHT, THANKFULLY, BUT WE WILL BE TRENDING VERY COOL BEFORE YOUR NIGHT IS SAID AND DONE. AND IF YOU LOOKED AT THESE AFTERNOON HIGHS, YOU’RE LIKE MARQUISE COOL WEATHER. WE’RE BACK IN THE 70S. IN THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THAT JUST SHOWS HOW POWERFUL THIS COLD FRONT IS. MELBOURNE. YOU PEAKED AT 81 DEGREES DAYTONA BEACH THOUGH, AS YOU MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE COUNTY OF VOLUSIA. YOU GUYS WERE IN THE 60S, SO FAIRLY SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THERE, BUT YOU ARE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL STILL IN ORLANDO, 79 DEGREES. SO DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WERE WHEN THE COLD FRONT SWEPT PAST, SOME OF US DID REACH THOSE MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE OUR SEASONAL AVERAGE. THOSE PLACES LIKELY SOUTH OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR. BUT NOW THAT THE FRONT HAS PASSED US BY, WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER THAN WE WERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME YESTERDAY. THAT DIFFERENCE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES FOR ALL OF US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND WE’LL STILL CONTINUE TO COOL DOWN TONIGHT, SOME OF US DROPPING ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE 30S, IF NOT EVEN THE 20S BY TOMORROW MORNING. SO TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR IN OCALA, WHERE OUR TOWER CAM NETWORK IS SITUATED, 47 DEGREES. ONCE YOU SWING ACROSS I-4 INTO ORLANDO 52 AND YOU’RE JUST A TOUCH WARMER IN BREVARD COUNTY, 56 FOR BOTH MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY. BUT WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE DROPPING TONIGHT. AND HERE IS THE REASON WHY. THIS COLD FRONT. IT BROUGHT SNOW TO NORTHERN FLORIDA. STRONG, GUSTY, DAMAGING WINDS TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA AND RAIN SHOWERS ALL ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE. SO IT WAS A MESS OUTDOORS TODAY AND TONIGHT WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER SCHEDULED AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL CLOSE TO THE FREEZING LEVEL. FOR MANY OF US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. NOW, THE IMPACTS THAT WE’RE WATCHING OUT FOR A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY. AND ON TOP OF THAT, A FREEZE WARNING AS WE’LL DROP DOWN TO THE 30S IN ORLANDO. NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THE DIFFERENCE THAT JUST TODAY IS GOING TO MAKE 79 WAS YOUR HIGH TODAY. BY TOMORROW MORNING WE’LL DROP ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 36 DEGREES. SO IF YOU’RE DOING THE MATH THAT’S A 30 OR EXCUSE ME, A 43 DEGREE DROP IN TEMPERATURES. AND IT’S NOT JUST US IN ORLANDO. YOU’RE BACK IN THE LOW 30S IN APOPKA, 40, 34 DEGREES THERE. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 35. AS YOU GET READY TO STRETCH AND GET OUT OF BED. POINCIANA FALLING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 33 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. AND THEN ONCE WE DO ADVANCE AND SWING UP TOWARDS THE NORTH 27, THAT’S GOING TO BE YOUR MORNING LOW IN OCALA. THE VILLAGES 30. WILDWOOD 30 LEESBURG 32 DEGREE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK TOMORROW MORNING, SO JUST IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS WE’LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT DIP IN OUR TEMPERATURES, WITH MANY OF US DROPPING DOWN TO THE FREEZING LEVEL OR BELOW. ONCE YOU MOVE NORTH OF I-4. SO FRIGID WEATHER IS GOING TO BE BACK. WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN PLACE FOR MONDAY MORNING, AND THEN ALSO WE’RE GOING TO HANG ON TO A FREEZE WATCH ALL THE WAY THROUGH TUESDAY FOR SOME OF OUR WESTERNMOST COUNTIES ACROSS I-75. THAT’S OCALA, THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD AND MARION, AND SUMTER COUNTY. SO COLD AIR IS CERTAINLY HERE ON MONDAY. BUT IF YOU GIVE IT SOME TIME, WE HAVE ANOTHER WEAK FRONT PASSING US BY. WE WILL EVENTUALLY BEGIN TO START WARMING UP BY WEDNESDAY, BUT THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES. MAN, THAT IS THE STORY ON MONDAY MORNING, AS MANY OF US WILL FEEL LIKE WE’RE BACK IN THE 20S. ONCE YOU FACTOR IN THE WINDCHILL TO START OFF THE DAY. SO OF COURSE, IMPACT WEATHER TO KICK OFF YOUR WORK WEEK. BUT AS I MENTIONED, SLOWLY AND SURELY WE’LL START TO FEEL MORE SEASONAL HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AS WE’LL BE BA
An Arctic Blast Brings Freeze Warnings and A Cold Weather Advisory for Central Florida Plus Snow in Northern Florida
An Arctic Blast Brings Freeze Warnings and A Cold Weather Advisory for Central Florida Plus Snow in Northern Florida
Updated: 7:05 PM EST Jan 18, 2026
Freeze Warnings and A Cold Weather Advisory for Central Florida | Snow in Northern FloridaRain showers (and snow for Northern Florida) were present this morning as a strong cold front is sweeping south across central Florida today, bringing damaging winds and a sharp temperature drop. Wind gusts as high as 52 miles per hour (Orlando) were recorded as the front moved through, with breezy conditions continuing into this evening.Behind the front, temperatures are falling fast. Some areas dropped from the 70s into the 50s in under an hour. And that drop will follow us into the evening tonight. Freeze Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories (Through 9:00 AM) are in effect late tonight into early Monday, with lows in the 30s and wind chills in the 20s by morning.Cold weather lingers through early week, with highs mainly in the 50s Monday and another chilly start Tuesday. Conditions stay dry through midweek, then scattered showers may return Thursday and Friday, followed by a warmer trend heading into the weekend.
Freeze Warnings and A Cold Weather Advisory for Central Florida | Snow in Northern Florida
Rain showers (and snow for Northern Florida) were present this morning as a strong cold front is sweeping south across central Florida today, bringing damaging winds and a sharp temperature drop. Wind gusts as high as 52 miles per hour (Orlando) were recorded as the front moved through, with breezy conditions continuing into this evening.Behind the front, temperatures are falling fast. Some areas dropped from the 70s into the 50s in under an hour. And that drop will follow us into the evening tonight. Freeze Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories (Through 9:00 AM) are in effect late tonight into early Monday, with lows in the 30s and wind chills in the 20s by morning.Cold weather lingers through early week, with highs mainly in the 50s Monday and another chilly start Tuesday. Conditions stay dry through midweek, then scattered showers may return Thursday and Friday, followed by a warmer trend heading into the weekend.