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

Tampa, Tampa International Airport (KTPA)

Lat: 27.96°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 26ft.

Mostly Cloudy

40°F

4°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1026.4 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 28 Jan 5:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Odessa FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am
Freeze Warning January 28, 06:01am until January 28, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
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    Freeze Warning January 28, 06:01am until January 28, 09:00am

    NOW until 9:00am Wed

    Freeze Warning

  • Today

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Wind chill values as low as 31 early. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 57. Wind chill values as low as 28 early. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Wind chill values as low as 31 early. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 31.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Odessa FL
 28.13°N 82.6°W (Elev. 36 ft)
12:56 am EST Jan 28, 2026
6am EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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