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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

Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV)

Lat: 29.69°NLon: 82.28°WElev: 151ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in (1023.4 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jan 10:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW University of Florida 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 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Patchy Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °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: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Friday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 23.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW University of Florida FL
 29.63°N 82.44°W
Last Update:
8:01 pm EST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Jan 29, 2026-6pm EST Feb 5, 2026
 
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