Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF)

Lat: 27.46°NLon: 81.34°WElev: 62ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 3:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Placid Lakes FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Wind chill values as low as 30 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 71 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Wind chill values as low as 30 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Placid Lakes FL
 27.18°N 81.33°W (Elev. 161 ft)
2:02 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
3pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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