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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

57°F

14°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.4 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 4:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Gainesville FL

Freeze Warning January 28, 11:00pm until January 29, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Wind chill values as low as 25 early. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Wind chill values as low as 25 early. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Friday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 24.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gainesville FL
 29.67°N 82.36°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
 
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