Prolonged Drought Prompts Fire Concern in Central Florida – Warming Weekend Trend Continues February 7th
Prolonged Drought Prompts Fire Concern in Central Florida – Warming Weekend Trend Continues February 7th
DUSTING OFF THE RUST. THE RUST A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT, LET’S DUST OFF SOME OF THIS DRY WEATHER. GORGEOUS CONDITIONS OUT THERE. IF YOU WANT TO JUST GO OUT AND JUST WALK AROUND. BUT NOT THE GREATEST. I WILL SAY THE GOOD TIMES ARE STARTING TO ROLL HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. ABSOLUTELY. EARLIER IN THE WORKWEEK, WE HAD COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES, FREEZE WARNINGS HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. TODAY, WE WERE BACK IN THE LOWER 70S. WE GOT A GORGEOUS LOOKING SUNSET OVER THE TOURIST DISTRICT HERE IN ORLANDO. TEMPERATURES DID PEAK IN THE 70S EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. NOW IS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET. WE’RE BACK IN THE MID 60S, BREEZE COMING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT SEVEN MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVEN’T BEEN NEARLY AS WINDY AS TODAY AS WE WERE IN PREVIOUS DAYS EITHER. WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 15MPH TODAY, BUT HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR HIGHS. 69 IN ORLANDO. SANFORD 68 LEESBURG 68 AS WELL. SO TRENDING WARM TODAY. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT THE LAST 24 HOURS A BIG CHANGE FOR US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND 11 DEGREE DIFFERENCE IN WINTER HAVEN KISSIMMEE A TEN DEGREE DIFFERENCE IN SAINT CLOUD WHERE YOU WERE A TOUCH COOLER TODAY. THAT’S ALONG THE COAST IN VOLUSIA AND ALSO FLAGLER COUNTY. BUT THE FURTHER WEST YOU WENT, THE WARMER YOUR TEMPERATURES WERE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH MANY OF US BREAKING INTO THE LOWER 70S. NOW IT’S A MIX OF 60S AND 50S ACROSS THE BOARD. 67 IN OCALA, THE VILLAGES, 67 DEGREES AS WELL. THE COLDEST PLACES TO BE. THAT’S ALONG THE COAST AND PALM COAST, DAYTONA BEACH AND NEW SMYRNA, ALL IN THE MID 50S. ULTIMATELY, WE DID WATCH A WEAK COLD FRONT CRUISE BY CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. DIDN’T REALLY HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR AFTERNOON FORECAST, BUT IT WILL FOR TONIGHT, ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THEIR SEASONAL AVERAGE YET AGAIN, NOTICE THAT THE WINDS ARE PRIMARILY COMING IN FROM THE NORTH, NOT SUPER FAST. ONCE YOU MOVE ACROSS I-75, BUT AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST IN OUR INLAND AREAS, SAINT CLOUD, BITHLO SANFORD WINDS ARE BETWEEN 10 AND 15MPH. ALSO ALL ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE DO HAVE A DROUGHT SO FAR FOR THE YEAR. THAT DROUGHT BECOMES MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED THE FURTHER NORTH AND WEST YOU GO, BECOMING EXTREME IN PLACES LIKE THE VILLAGES AND OCALA, ACROSS I-75 IN THE LAKE AND ALSO MARION COUNTY. SO JUST BE CAUTIOUS OF ANY OUTDOOR BURNING AS WE CONTINUE ACROSS THIS GREAT WEEKEND. SO A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET RIGHT NOW. GRAB YOUR JACKET LATER ON TONIGHT THOUGH, AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE 50S, 40S AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE 30S OVERNIGHT, I MENTIONED THAT FRONT WILL PULL TOWARDS THE SOUTH, BUT IT WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SUNSHINE TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO SEIZE CONTROL OF OUR FORECAST, MEANING WE’LL STAY DRY. BUT HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR WAKE-UP TEMPERATURES MUCH COOLER THE FURTHER NORTH YOU GO. 38 IN OCALA, 37 IN THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD 36 DEGREES IN WHICH WE RUN THE RISK FOR SOME POTENTIAL FROST. ONCE THE WINDS START TO SLOW DOWN OVERNIGHT. YOUR DAY PLANNER FOR TOMORROW, THOUGH, DOES HOLD ON TO THE SUNSHINE ALL ACROSS YOUR SUNDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 61 AND 74 DEGREES. AS WE ROLL INTO THE WORKWEEK, MILD CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO START YOU OFF, BUT WE’RE ONLY GETTING WARMER DAY AFTER DAY ONCE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES TOWARDS THE EAST, TRACKING YOUR NEXT SHOT AT RAIN, WE COULD SEE A SPRINKLE ON THURSDAY, BUT MORE SHOWERS WILL BE PRESENT AS WE GET READY FOR YOUR DAYTONA 500 WEEKEND. WITH A SYSTEM OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF, RACING ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE, AND THEN SATURDAY AND NEXT SUNDAY WILL BE BATTLING THE RAIN. NOT MUCH IN YOUR SEVEN DAY CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST FOOTBALL. THE SUPER BOWL TOMORROW HAS TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S BACK IN THE MID 70S. TO START OFF YOUR WORK WEEK, AND WE COULD EVEN HIT T
Prolonged Drought Prompts Fire Concern in Central Florida – Warming Weekend Trend Continues February 7th
Prolonged Drought Prompts Fire Concern in Central Florida – Warming Weekend Trend Continues February 7th
Updated: 7:17 PM EST Feb 7, 2026
Prolonged Drought Prompts Fire Concern in Central Florida – Warming Weekend Trend ContinuesThe sun is shining, temps are warming, and the weather is beautiful to start the weekend in Central Florida. Highs today, slid into the lower seventies for many inland, and clear skies will allow temperatures to drop quickly overnight, falling into the low to mid-40s for most cities. You may be even cooler around rural areas with patchy frost possible near the Ocala National Forest. Sunshine returns Sunday with highs rebounding into the upper low and mid-seventies. Even though we’re trending sunny this weekend, be careful with any outdoor burning. Our prolonged dry weather conditions have created a wildfire threat.
Prolonged Drought Prompts Fire Concern in Central Florida – Warming Weekend Trend Continues
The sun is shining, temps are warming, and the weather is beautiful to start the weekend in Central Florida. Highs today, slid into the lower seventies for many inland, and clear skies will allow temperatures to drop quickly overnight, falling into the low to mid-40s for most cities. You may be even cooler around rural areas with patchy frost possible near the Ocala National Forest. Sunshine returns Sunday with highs rebounding into the upper low and mid-seventies. Even though we’re trending sunny this weekend, be careful with any outdoor burning. Our prolonged dry weather conditions have created a wildfire threat.