Freeze Warning is in effect overnight and into the early morning for Citrus, Hernando, and inland Pasco counties.

  • Freezing temps overnight
  • Frost possible in some counties
  • Sunny skies on Monday  

Temperatures will drop off quickly this evening. Skies will stay clear through the overnight.  It will be around or below the freezing mark for the Nature Coast and some inland areas overnight. Frost is likely north, but possible in parts of Hillsborough and Polk Counties also. Lows will be in the upper 30s to around 40 for Tampa Bay.

Sunny skies continue into Monday. By afternoon, temperatures will reach into the low to mid 60s.

It will not be as chilly for Monday night.

Tuesday afternoon is likely to get above 70 for the afternoon, but a reinforcing, dry cold front will move through.  

Lows Tuesday night will be back into the 40s for Tampa Bay to upper 30s north.

Another cold front moves in on Friday.  There could be some rain with this front.

Snow in Florida

Snow is the last thing we think about in Florida, and many current residents escaped the north to get away from snow.

But in 1977, we actually saw a few inches in Orlando and Tampa, and since then we've seen flurries and "ocean-effect" snow in various parts of the state.

Here are a few notable dates from the last 50 years:

  • Jan. 8-9, 2010 -- Reports of light snow along the I-4 corridor from Tampa to Melbourne, along with widespread reports of sleet and freezing rain.
  • Dec. 28, 2010 -- Light snow reported at Tampa Executive Airport following a rare freezing fog event.
  • Jan. 18, 1977 -- A combination of weather systems created an arctic blast that sent cold temperatures all the way down to Miami, where it snowed. Orlando and Tampa saw as much as six inches of rain in some isolated spots, though one to two inches was more common.

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