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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

Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV)

Lat: 29.69°NLon: 82.28°WElev: 151ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Feb 4:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE University of Florida 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
Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm
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Freeze Watch
Fire Weather Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 25 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    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

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 25 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
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.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE University of Florida FL
 29.62°N 82.33°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm EST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Feb 28, 2026
 
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