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Critical Fire Weather Conditions with Incoming Arctic Blast

Low pressure strengthening along the eastern seaboard will develop strong and gusty northwesterly winds through this afternoon. As it does so, it will push a very dry and cold arctic airmass into our region Tonight, resulting in strong winds & critical Fire Weather conditions and may lead extreme fire behavior and rapid spread of any existing or newly ignited wildfires. Don't be the Spark! Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF)

Lat: 29.16°NLon: 82.22°WElev: 79ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1022.0 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 22 Feb 10:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Ocala Municipal Automatic Weather Observing FL

Freeze Watch February 24, 12:00am until February 24, 09:00am
Fire Weather Watch February 23, 01:00pm until February 23, 07:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory February 23, 04:00am until February 23, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
Fire Weather Watch
Cold Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 26 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 26 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Ocala Municipal Automatic Weather Observing FL
 29.16°N 82.3°W
Last Update:
6:11 pm EST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Mar 1, 2026
 
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