{"id":120082,"date":"2026-01-16T03:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/120082\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:34:09","slug":"cold-blast-could-bring-snow-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/120082\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold blast could bring snow to Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe prospect of snow dusting parts of Florida this Sunday remains in question as global weather models offer conflicting predictions.The American GFS model has backed off from earlier snow forecasts, while the European (EURO) model continues to suggest a possibility of 1 to 3 inches of snow across Pensacola to Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle.Bottom line, there is still a chance to see snow in Florida, but trends in the models will need to be closely watched over the next 48 hours. Stay with WESH 2’s First Warning Weather team for the latest updates on the potential for snow in Florida and the next round of frigid temperatures expected to hit Central Florida.When was the last snowfall in Florida?This isn’t the first time Florida has seen snow flurries. There have been more than 80 instances of snowfall in Florida documented since 1886. The last time it snowed in Florida was around this same time last year in Jan 2025.A whopping 8 to 10 inches of snow fell across Northern Florida, breaking the state’s 1954 record of 4 inches. First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.What is Impact Weather?Impact Weather suggests weather conditions could be disruptive or a nuisance for travel and day-to-day activities.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The prospect of snow dusting parts of Florida this Sunday remains in question as global weather models offer conflicting predictions.<\/p>\n

The American GFS model has backed off from earlier snow forecasts, while the European (EURO) model continues to suggest a possibility of 1 to 3 inches of snow across Pensacola to Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle.<\/p>\n

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Bottom line, there is still a chance to see snow in Florida, but trends in the models will need to be closely watched over the next 48 hours. <\/p>\n

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Stay with WESH 2’s First Warning Weather team for the latest updates on the potential for snow in Florida and the next round of frigid temperatures expected to hit Central Florida.<\/p>\n

When was the last snowfall in Florida?<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time Florida has seen snow flurries. There have been more than 80 instances of snowfall in Florida documented since 1886. <\/p>\n

The last time it snowed in Florida was around this same time last year in Jan 2025.<\/p>\n

A whopping 8 to 10 inches of snow fell across Northern Florida, breaking the state’s 1954 record of 4 inches. <\/p>\n

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First Warning Weather <\/p>\n

Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.<\/p>\n

Download the WESH 2 News app<\/a> to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. <\/p>\n

The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi<\/a>, Eric Burris<\/a>, Marquise Meda<\/a> and Cam Tran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is Impact Weather?<\/p>\n

Impact Weather suggests weather conditions could be disruptive or a nuisance for travel and day-to-day activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The prospect of snow dusting parts of Florida this Sunday remains in question as global weather models offer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[26849,26894,59742,5120,34492,28,30,29,12205,1853,60237,17240,60235,25895,5126,60236,60238,510,3574,8987,16515,60239,59740,2259,232,918,59741],"class_list":["post-120082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-cam-tran","tag-cold-blast","tag-early-model-datum","tag-first-warning-weather","tag-first-warning-weather-team","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-florida-panhandle","tag-georgia","tag-global-weather-model","tag-inch","tag-last-snowfall","tag-last-time","tag-marquise-meda","tag-model","tag-next-round","tag-north-florida","tag-part","tag-pensacola","tag-snow","tag-snow-dusting-part","tag-snowfall","tag-sunshine-state","tag-tallahassee","tag-wesh","tag-wintery-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}