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

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

Lat: 27.4°NLon: 82.56°WElev: 30ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 7:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Palmetto FL

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Palmetto FL
 27.51°N 82.58°W (Elev. 0 ft)
12:42 am EST Jan 24, 2026
8am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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