Arctic air arrives in Southwest Florida
Historically cold temperatures prompt freeze warmings for most of Southwest Florida Sunday morning
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO HERE OR FLURRIES WE’RE SEEING FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTER IN TAMPA. THIS WAS FROM ABOUT 4.45 THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE THOSE FLURRIES DANCING AROUND AS THE LIGHT CATCHES. HOW AGAIN. AND I WILL REPEAT SAYING THIS. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ALL WEEK LONG SAYING THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE TO SEE IT. BUT I REALLY DIDN’T THINK WE WERE GOING IT’S INCREDIBLE. AND I MEAN, I GREW UP HERE ON THE GULF COAST AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU DID NOT SEE FLURRIES, FOR THOSE WHO DIDN’T MEAN THIS IS A GENERATIONAL TYPE THING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A MEMORY THAT WILL STAY ME FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN NORTH FLORIDA AND >> AND 1989, WE HAD THE BIG EVENT WHERE WE HAD SOME SNOW UP THERE AROUND GET IT. >> I WAS GIGGLING ALL KID. BUT AS WE LOOK OUT THE DOOR RIGHT NOW, FORT MYERS, JETBLUE PARK. NOW THE FLURRY CHANCES ARE REALLY COMING TO AN END. AND I THINK WE’RE GOING TO SEE MORE SNOW FLAKES FLYING AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND THE DRY AIR MOVES IN. BUT LOOKING LOOK AT THE WIND, THERE’S BILL PASS. THE AMERICAN FLAG FEELS LIKE 29. THE TEMPERATURE. 37. SO THAT IS A PRETTY BIG, SIGNIFICANT SEPARATION. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE A FACTOR HERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO I MENTIONED THE FLURRY CHANCES COMING TO AN END. THE WIND CHILL STILL A BIG FACTOR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT WE HAVE AN EXTREME COLD ADVISORY IN PLACE OR EXTREME COLD WARNING AND A FREEZE WARNING IN PLACE TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST. AND WE’RE STILL TRACKING TEMPERATURES IN THE 30’S RIGHT NOW ARE 36 IN THE CAPE. 37 GATEWAY, MOST OF US JUST ABOVE FREEZING ALVA LABELLE. STILL RIGHT AT FREEZING GORDA. WE MADE IT DOWN TO THE LOWER 30’S AND MADE IT DOWN TO FREEZING. AND WE’RE STILL TRACKING TEMPERATURES JUST AT OR BELOW 32 INLAND ACROSS DESOTO COUNTY IMMOKALEE AT 34 MARCO ISLAND AT 39 DEGREES. BUT AGAIN, TAKE AWAY ABOUT 7 TO 10 DEGREES FROM THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE. AND THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE. AND WE’RE JUST STARTING TO WARM UP HERE INTO THE LOWER 30’S ACROSS OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES AFTER GETTING DOWN TO THE 20’S EARLY THIS MORNING. SO CHECK OUT THE FORECAST HERE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES. BUT WITH A WIND GUSTS OF 23, PERHAPS EVEN CLOSER TO 25 MILES PER HOUR. SO YOU FACTOR THIS IN WITH THAT NUMBER. IT’S ONLY GOING TO FEEL AS WARM AS THE 40’S AS WE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THAT’S EVEN WITH SUNSHINE ON THE SHOW. TALKING ABOUT HERE WITH OUR FORECAST. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES BY 12. 31 O’CLOCK. UPPER 30’S STILL FEELING LIKE ACROSS OUR INLAND NEIGHBORHOODS. 46 FOR THE FEELS LIKE CAPE CORAL, MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. SO THIS IS AS WARM AS IT’S GOING TO FEEL TODAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THEN BY 7, 8 O’CLOCK TONIGHT, THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN INTO THE 30’S. SO THE BONE CHILLING COLD RETURNS AND HISTORICALLY COLD AIR RECORD LOWS LIKELY TONIGHT. THIS IS A LOOK AT THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES MID TO UPPER 20’S. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, STARTING OFF FOR MONDAY, RIGHT AROUND FREEZING FOR FORT MYERS AND CAPE CORAL. AND IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE 20’S. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THAT GULF COAST WEATHER ALERT DAY TONIGHT. AND IT’S THE FIRST PART OF TOMORROW AND FOR OUR INLAND NEIGHBORHOODS. SO EAST OF I-75 AS YOU GET OUT TOWARD LABELLE PALMDALE ARCADIA, A HARD FREEZE EXPECTED. THAT’S WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE DOWN TO LIKE 28 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS. WE’RE EVEN GOING TO SEE SOME AREAS OF FROST DEVELOPING, I THINK FOR MOST OF THE GULF COAST, EXCEPT RIGHT ALONG THE COAST NEAR THE BEACHES. SO HERE YOU GO. MORNING TEMPERATURES EARLY ON MONDAY. UPPER 20’S ONCE AGAIN TO MID 20’S FOR HENDRY, GLADES COUNTY AND UP THROUGH ARCADIA. GORDA. THAT WOULD BE A RECORD IF YOU MAKE IT DOWN TO 29. FORT MYERS, CAPE CORAL RIGHT AROUND. 33 TO 32 DEGREES. ONE SURPRISE ME. IF WE GOT DOWN TO 32 AND THEN MID TO UPPER 20’S ACROSS OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES OUT CLOSER TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE, THERE’S GORDA AT 29 DEGREES. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT THE RECORD LOWS AND WHAT WE’RE FORECASTING. SO THE RECORDS AND THAT LIGHT BLUE FOR FORT MYERS TOMORROW MORNING. 34 IS THE RECORD FORECASTING. 32 LIKELY BREAK A RECORD IN GORDA. DON’T THINK WE’LL QUITE GET THERE IN NAPLES. WE’LL SEE. NOT THAT WE’RE ROOTING FOR RECORD. COLD TEMPERATURES, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG CONCERN FOR THE FARMERS ACROSS OUR INLAND NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS COULD BE VERY DAMAGING TO THE CROPS. THE CITRUS AND THE ORANGE GROVES OUT THERE AND SOME OF THE MORE SENSITIVE VEGETABLES THEY DID NOT LIKE THIS TYPE OF COLD WEATHER SPECIALLY FOR A FEW NIGHTS IN A ROW. WE DO HAVE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY WARMER, RELATIVELY SPEAKING, RIGHT. SO TUESDAY, FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN AND 37 CLOSER TO THE COASTS. HIGHS BACK INTO THE UPPER 60’S. 73 ON WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE’VE GOT ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING IN ON THURSDAY. THIS IS NOT AS STRONG AS THE LAST COLD FRONT, BUT YOU CAN SEE WE’RE ALL GONNA WARM UP TO THE 60’S FOR THURSDAY FRIDAY. WE’VE BEEN TRACKING CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AS THAT NEXT FRONT ARRIVES AND THE GULF COAST’S THAT YOUR GULF COAST WEATHER. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO JASON. AND IF YOU HAVEN’T TAKEN A STEP OUTSIDE TODAY, YEAH. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS HOW COLD IT IN LABELLE. >> ICICLES HANGING FROM TREE BRANCHES. INCREDIBLE TO SEE HERE ON OUR GULF COAST. OUR GULF COAST NEWS VIEWER TELLS US THAT SHE RAN HER SPRINKLER ON THE TREE AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. WOW, IT REALLY IS LOOKING LIKE WINTER WONDERLAND IN SOME PA
Arctic air arrives in Southwest Florida
Historically cold temperatures prompt freeze warmings for most of Southwest Florida Sunday morning
Updated: 10:39 AM EST Feb 1, 2026
The coldest air in over 15 years will froze parts of Southwest Florida Sunday morning, and we even had some reports of snow flurries from Cape Coral to Lehigh Acres and up to North Port. If you captured any video of any flakes flying this morning, share your video with us by emailing them to tips@gulfcoastnewsnow.com.Even as the clouds break up throughout the day, afternoon highs will struggle to warm into the 50s for most of the Gulf Coast Sunday, and it’s going to “feel” like the 40s with the windy conditions factored in. Another night of freezing temperatures is in store for almost the entire Gulf Coast through Monday morning. A freeze warning is in effect for every Southwest Florida county through 10 a.m. Monday. The breeze will be strong enough to bring “feels-like” temperatures as low as the mid-20, so be sure to bundle up! _____________________________________________________________________________ Live Interactive RadarCheck out the interactive Gulf Coast Live RadarWatch your Gulf Coast Weather forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest weather forecast videoYou can also watch newscasts live or on-demand hereOr download the Gulf Coast News app to stream on your phone or tabletFollow the Gulf Coast Storm Team on social mediaChief Meteorologist Allyson Rae on Facebook and XMeteorologist Caroline Castora on Facebook and XMeteorologist Jim Dickey on Facebook and XMeteorologist Jason Dunning on Facebook and XMeteorologist Rob Duns on Facebook and XMeteorologist Lauren Hope on Facebook and XMeteorologist Raphael Tavernier on Facebook and XDOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest breaking news and weather alerts. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
FORT MYERS, Fla. —
The coldest air in over 15 years will froze parts of Southwest Florida Sunday morning, and we even had some reports of snow flurries from Cape Coral to Lehigh Acres and up to North Port.
If you captured any video of any flakes flying this morning, share your video with us by emailing them to tips@gulfcoastnewsnow.com.
Even as the clouds break up throughout the day, afternoon highs will struggle to warm into the 50s for most of the Gulf Coast Sunday, and it’s going to “feel” like the 40s with the windy conditions factored in.
Another night of freezing temperatures is in store for almost the entire Gulf Coast through Monday morning. A freeze warning is in effect for every Southwest Florida county through 10 a.m. Monday.
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Monday morning lows
The breeze will be strong enough to bring “feels-like” temperatures as low as the mid-20, so be sure to bundle up!
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