Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Myers, Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW)

Lat: 26.53°NLon: 81.77°WElev: 30ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 24 Jan 12:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Fort Myers, SW Florida Intl Airport FL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Fort Myers, SW Florida Intl Airport FL
 26.6°N 81.78°W (Elev. 16 ft)
12:42 am EST Jan 24, 2026
1pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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