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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

49°F

9°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Feb 8:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Alachua 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
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    Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. 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: 52 °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. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    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 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Wind chill values as low as 26. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. 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. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alachua FL
 29.77°N 82.48°W
Last Update:
6:11 pm EST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Mar 1, 2026
 
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