Major Winter Storm to Impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest

A major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that may cause impossible travel conditions and power outages. Blizzard conditions are possible along coastal areas from the DelMarVa Peninsula through southeastern New England. Wet weather and strong winds return to the Pacific Northwest and north-central California. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sarasota / Bradenton, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ)

Lat: 27.4°NLon: 82.56°WElev: 30ft.

Overcast

74°F

23°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.4 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Feb 9:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

South Sarasota FL

Fire Weather Watch February 23, 09:00am until February 23, 07:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 63 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 63 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
South Sarasota FL
 27.3°N 82.53°W (Elev. 20 ft)
2:35 am EST Feb 22, 2026
10am EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Feb 28, 2026
 
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