Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Impending Winter Storm

An approaching storm will bring rain and high elevation snow to Pacific Northwest through the weekend. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Southeast today into this evening as a low strengthens over the Southeast. This system will form into a winter storm on Sunday that will bring heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Monday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 27.4°NLon: 82.56°WElev: 30ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Feb 6:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Sarasota FL

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

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature rising to near 70 by 10am, then falling to around 61 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature rising to near 70 by 10am, then falling to around 61 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sarasota FL
 27.33°N 82.55°W (Elev. 0 ft)
1:56 pm EST Feb 21, 2026
6pm EST Feb 21, 2026-6pm EST Feb 28, 2026
 
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