Snow in Florida and another cold blast on the way | What to expect
WILL TAKE EFFECT THIS OCTOBER. TURNING BACK TO OUR FORECAST. TONY. IT’S ALL EVERYONE CAN TALK ABOUT. WE HAVE SOME COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES THAT ARE IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW. YEAH. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE WINDS ARE SO LIGHT, EVEN LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED. IT’S DROPPING PRETTY GOOD OFF TOWARDS THE WEST. AND THAT’S WHY WE’VE UPGRADED THOSE FROST ADVISORIES UP THERE IN MARION TO A FREEZE WARNING. SO I’VE GOT SOME UPDATED NUMBERS I WANT TO TAKE YOU THROUGH. WE’RE GOING TO DO THAT HERE IN A SECOND. LET ME TAKE YOU BACK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW. THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. YOU’VE GOT YOUR FREEZE WARNING. ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME FROST TONIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THERE’S NOT A FROST ADVISORY FOR SUMTER, LAKE, VOLUSIA AND THE INTERIOR THERE OF FLAGLER COUNTY, TREATED AS THOUGH THERE IS GOING TO BE FROST AND UP TOWARDS THE SQUARE TONIGHT YOU CAN SEE IT IS CHILLY, 36 DEGREES ALREADY 38. IN THE VILLAGES, 35 WILDWOOD. LOOK AT PALM COAST 35 DAYTONA BEACH 42 DEGREES. SO AS THAT HIGH CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE EAST, WE’LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING LATER ON TONIGHT. AND WE’RE GOING TO DROP YOU TO 31 WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A 1 TO 2 HOUR FREEZE. OCALA LYNN REDDICK UPWARDS OF AN HOUR, MAYBE AN HOUR AND A HALF FREEZE FOR YOU BELLEVIEW. YOU’RE ON THE FRINGE. WILDWOOD FROST AT 34 LEESBURG 39. EUSTIS FROST ON THE ROOFTOPS. UMATILLA. PAISLEY. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FROST AS WELL. METRO AREAS. WE’RE GOOD. WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE 40S BACK TOWARDS COCO, COCOA BEACH ON INTO ROCKLEDGE AND VIERA. YOU’RE GOING TO BE RUNNING ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 43 TO ABOUT 49. TITUSVILLE, SCOTTSMOOR 40 TO 43. ZELLWOOD 3940. APOPKA 40. WE’LL GET INTO SOME FROST THERE, MAYBE ORANGE CITY, DELAND, NORTH AND WEST UP TOWARDS ASTOR, PALM COAST, EAST SIDE. YOU’RE GOOD. WEST SIDE OVER TOWARDS BUNNELL. LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME PATCHY FROST. NOW LET’S PUT FUTURECAST INTO MOTION HERE. NOTICE THE WIND ARROWS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH SO THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE FLYING NORTHWARD, PROBABLY PRE-DAWN. AND THEN BY SATURDAY MORNING HERE COMES ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN OUT AHEAD OF OUR NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT. THERE’S A LOOK NOW AT 1130 ON SUNDAY MORNING. NICE LITTLE BATCH OF RAIN. THE NORTHERN FRINGES HAS A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THAT. SO WE’LL WATCH THE TRENDS ON THE MODELS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE’S A LOOK NOW AT THE FUTURECAST WINDS COMING IN OUT OF THE NORTH. BLUSTERY AND COLDER SUNDAY AFTERNOON SUNDAY NIGHT SETTING UP FOR A VERY CHILLY MONDAY MORNING. NOW RAINFALL WISE HERE YOU GO. YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNTS A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER UP TO THE NORTH, A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER TO THE SOUTH. LISTEN, ANY RAIN WE CAN GET WILL TAKE. SO TOMORROW WE WILL BE BRIEFLY WARMER, 70 TO ABOUT 73 DEGREES. METRO AREAS MORE OF THE SAME WILL BE IN THE LOW 70S. A TAD COOLER FROM PALM COAST, MARYLAND UP TOWARDS. WE’LL CALL IT NEW SMYRNA BEACH. AND IF YOU ARE HEADED TO THE ATTRACTIONS TOMORROW, YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE. A LITTLE COOL IN THE MORNING, BUT NICE AND COZY AND COMFORTABLE. BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE AFTERNOON. NOW LET’S GET BACK TO THAT COLD WEATHER STRETCH. THIS IS UP IN OCALA, 28, 31, AND 33. MONDAY’S HIGH 57. TUESDAY 59 WEDNESDAY. COMING IN AT ABOUT 67 DEGREES. LOOK AT MELBOURNE 38, 61, 45, 66 WEDNESDAY GETTING BACK TO NORMAL. SO ONE MORE TIME. THIS IS THE EUROPEAN COMPUTER MODEL. THERE’S THE FRONT DROPPING TO THE SOUTH A LITTLE SHIELD OF SNOW POTENTIALLY NOW ON THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THIS NEXT WEATHER PLAYER HERE. RAIN STARTS TO GET INTO THE METRO AREAS RIGHT AROUND 10:00 ON SUNDAY MORNING. BEHIND THAT FRONT LOOK AT THE DROP OFF OCALA 28, DELAND 31. THE VILLAGES, LEESBURG, WILDWOOD 30 TO 32. AND WE GET YOU INTO THE METRO AREAS. MIDDLE, MIDDLE, UPPER 30S. LOOK TO BE THE RIGHT CALL FOR NOW. SO BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON, CHILLY TUESDAY. STILL A CHILL IN THE AIR. DRY FRONT WORKING ON IT LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS HIGH WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO THE EAST. THINGS SHOULD BEGIN TO MODERATE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER NOW AND TAKE A LOOK AT CENTRAL FLORIDA’S MOST ACCURATE COASTAL SEVEN-DAY FORECAST UP SATURDAY, DOWN SUNDAY DOWN EVEN FURTHER ON MONDAY TO REBOUND TO ABOUT 72
Snow in Florida and another cold blast on the way | What to expect
Updated: 4:42 PM EST Jan 17, 2026
Another strong cold front will bring snow up along the Florida-Georgia line. Residents and travelers in the area could start to see snowflakes as early as dawn on Sunday.The eastern edge of the snow may make it to Tallahassee, but the farther west you go the better the chances are to see snow in the Florida panhandle.North Florida and Georgia could see anywhere from a trace to 3 inches of snow if our current models don’t change. >> Will it snow in Florida this weekend? Where, how muchThe last time we had measurable snowfall in Central Florida you have to go back to Dec. 1989 when snow fell along the I-4 corridor. While snow isn’t in the forecast for Central Florida this year, another blast of cold winter air is expected to flow through late Sunday, early Monday. 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 time last year, in Jan 2025 when 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.
Another strong cold front will bring snow up along the Florida-Georgia line. Residents and travelers in the area could start to see snowflakes as early as dawn on Sunday.
The eastern edge of the snow may make it to Tallahassee, but the farther west you go the better the chances are to see snow in the Florida panhandle.
North Florida and Georgia could see anywhere from a trace to 3 inches of snow if our current models don’t change.
>> Will it snow in Florida this weekend? Where, how much
The last time we had measurable snowfall in Central Florida you have to go back to Dec. 1989 when snow fell along the I-4 corridor.
While snow isn’t in the forecast for Central Florida this year, another blast of cold winter air is expected to flow through late Sunday, early Monday.
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 time last year, in Jan 2025 when 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.
Download 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.