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Critical Fire Weather Conditions, Cold Weather Advisories, and Freeze Warnings - Updated Briefing

Strong and gusty northwesterly winds will continue today, combining with a very dry airmass to create critical fire weather conditions throughout our area this afternoon. Arctic cold has prompted Freeze Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories that are in effect region-wide through Tuesday morning. Hard Freeze conditions will be possible later tonight for inland locations west of I-95. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Keystone Heights Airport (K42J)

Lat: 29.84°NLon: 82.05°WElev: 197ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 23 Feb 1:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lawtey FL

Cold Weather Advisory February 24, 02:00am until February 24, 09:00am
Freeze Warning February 24, 12:00am until February 24, 09:00am
Red Flag Warning until February 23, 07:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Freeze Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until February 23, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Mon

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 23 early. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Widespread frost, mainly between 11pm and 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 23 early. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Widespread frost, mainly between 11pm and 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lawtey FL
 30.03°N 82.08°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm EST Feb 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Feb 23, 2026-6pm EST Mar 1, 2026
 
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