Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bartow Municipal (KBOW)

Lat: 27.95°NLon: 81.78°WElev: 128ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 1:40 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

River Ranch FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 25.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
River Ranch FL
 27.88°N 81.48°W (Elev. 125 ft)
12:37 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
1pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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