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Arctic Cold Air Outbreak this Weekend - Subfreezing Temperatures and Dangerous Wind Chills

An outbreak of Arctic air will arrive across southeast GA, northeast and north central FL on Saturday. Record cold temperatures, gale conditions on the coastal waters, and life-threatening wind chill values are expected Saturday night and Sunday morning. Take proper precautions to protect yourself, your pets, and vulnerable people from this dangerously cold weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (KOCF)

Lat: 29.16°NLon: 82.22°WElev: 79ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.4 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 29 Jan 8:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Citra FL

Extreme Cold Watch January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 01:00pm
Freeze Watch January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 01:00pm
Frost Advisory January 30, 01:00am until January 30, 08:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Freeze Watch
Frost Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Friday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light northwest wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 23.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Citra FL
 29.42°N 82.12°W
Last Update:
8:01 pm EST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Jan 29, 2026-6pm EST Feb 5, 2026
 
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