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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 27.4°NLon: 82.56°WElev: 30ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Jan 12:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Palmetto FL

High Surf Advisory January 18, 11:00am until January 19, 11:00am
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High Surf Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light south southeast wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 72 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 34 early. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light south southeast wind.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 34 early. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Palmetto FL
 27.51°N 82.58°W (Elev. 0 ft)
Last Update:
12:36 am EST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Jan 18, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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