Current Weather Outlook
Statewide weather outlook from Florida Division of Emergency Management Meteorology
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
...Cold Morning Across the State With Winds Chills in Teens and 20s Across North Florida and 20s and 30s for Much of the Peninsula...Slow Warm Up But Plenty of Sunshine Keeping Conditions Below Normal Today...North Florida To Struggle Out of the 40s This Afternoon...Lingering Breezy Winds South of I-4 Corridor...Another Widespread Freezing Night...Low Temperatures In the 20s and 30s Through Central Florida - Freeze Warnings From Northeast Florida to Central Florida...Feels-Like Temperatures in 20s and 30s Through Interior Southwest Florida - Cold Weather Advisories...Large Ocean Swells and Onshore Winds Creating Moderate to High Rip Current Risk...
Updated at 9:32 AM EST
Today's Threats:
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North Florida Interior Central FL South-Central FL
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Weather Summary for the Next 24 Hours:
A cold start this morning across the state this morning as arctic air has made its way through the state. Observations this morning show wind chills near sunrise were well into the teens and lower 20s across North Florida and even the 20s and into the 30s across Central Florida and northern portions of South Florida. Lingering breezy winds and very cold temperatures will prevent conditions from warming up quickly this morning. Extreme Cold Warnings will remain in effect until 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST across the Panhandle and Big Bend as temperatures and wind chills will remain below freezing for much of the morning and slowly warm up. Cold Weather Advisories throughout the rest of the state will remain in effect until the mid-morning hours with conditions slowly warming up.
Plenty of sunshine can be expected throughout the daytime, but temperatures are still expected to remain below seasonal normals throughout the state. High temperatures will struggle to reach the 40s across North Florida this afternoon. Central Florida will remain in the 50s and South Florida will be in the 60s. With temperatures struggling today and lingering winds, feels-like temperatures will be in the upper 30s to middle 40s across North Florida this afternoon and the upper 40s to middle 50s through the I-4 corridor.
Another cold night can be expected, but calmer winds will return across North Florida preventing wind chills from being extremely cold like last night. Low temperatures will fall into the 20s throughout North Florida, lower to middle 30s across Central Florida and upper 30s to lower 50s across South Florida. Freeze Warnings will go into effect again tonight across Northeast Florida and portions of Central Florida for sub-freezing to near freezing temperatures expected again. Feels-like temperatures will fall into the 20s and lower 30s across North and Central Florida towards Okeechobee by sunrise Wednesday morning. Even portions of interior Southwest Florida will see feels-like temperatures in the 30s. Cold Weather Advisories will go into effect tonight across the Peninsula, including interior Southwest Florida, for elevated wind chills in the 20s and 30s. These Cold Weather Advisories may extend northward into Northeast Florida or portions of the Suwannee Valley despite the lighter winds.
Rip Currents: Breezy northerly to northwesterly winds and elevated surf across the state will create a moderate to high risk for all beaches. For the latest Rip Current Outlook, visit www.weather.gov/beach.
Marine Hazards: Large ocean swells across the Peninsula beaches will create wave heights of 3-5’ along the West Coast and 4-8’ along the East Coast. Larger breaking waves upwards of 9-11’ can be found just offshore from Treasure Coast and Southeast Florida beaches this afternoon.
Red Tide was observed at background concentrations in Bay and Franklin counties and very low concentrations in Walton and Gulf County. It was not observed along the East Coast or in Southwest Florida (valid 1/23/2026).
Coastal Flooding: There is no risk for coastal flooding across Florida.
Fire Weather: Arctic cold and dry air has moved and settled into the state and will lead to no chances of rain today. Relative humidity values will fall into critical thresholds across North and West Florida this afternoon (15-25%). Northerly to northwesterly winds will remain light near 5-10 mph across the state with the strongest winds across South Florida. Gusts will gradually ease up from north to south today leading to wind gusts of 10-15 mph across North Florida and 15-20 mph across South Florida. Due to ongoing drought conditions and very dry air, sensitive to elevated wildfire conditions will persist. Widespread freezing temperatures can be expected through the I-4 corridor tonight. According to the Florida Forest Service, there are 41 active wildfires across the state burning approximately 1209 acres.
Drought (1/22/26): Light precipitation was observed across Florida over the past 7 days, with portions of the interior Florida Panhandle receiving precipitation as snowfall! However, rain and snow totals of 0.25 to 1” were insufficient to produce meaningful drought improvement. Rainfall totals continue to trend below for this time of year, both in the middle to long-range guidance, and streamflows across North Florida remain below low-flow thresholds. As a result, expansions of both moderate (level 1 of 4) and severe (level 2 of 4) drought were observed throughout the Sunshine State, particularly for the Florida Big and areas south of the I-4 corridor. Extreme drought (level 3 of 4) persists over the interior eastern Florida Panhandle and Big Bend as 60-day rainfall deficits continue to run at 2-3.5” below normal for this time of year. This now brings over 92% of the state is under a moderate drought (level 1 of 4) or worse on this week’s Drought Monitor update.
The Keetch-Byram Drought Index average for Florida is 474 (-8) on a scale from 0 (very wet) to 800 (very dry). There are 32 Florida counties that have an average KBDI above 500 (drought/increased fire danger).
Flash Flooding: There is no organized risk for flash flooding today.
Riverine Flooding: There are no riverine concerns across Florida. For more information, visit the River Forecast Center.
Lake Okeechobee’s average elevation is 12.97 feet, which is within the operational band and is 1.72 feet below normal for this time of year.
