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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Winter Havens Gilbert Airport (KGIF)

Lat: 28.06°NLon: 81.76°WElev: 141ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity	63%
Wind Speed	N 10 mph
Barometer	30.36 in (1028.0 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	34°F (1°C)
Last update	28 Jan 8:53 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Polk City FL

Freeze Warning January 29, 12:00am until January 29, 09:00am

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Freeze Warning

Today
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Clear then
Patchy Frost
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Areas Frost
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 48 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 58 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Sunday
High: 48 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 36 early. North wind around 8 mph.

Tonight

Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

Thursday

Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Wind chill values as low as 28 early. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light northeast wind.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 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 60%.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 26.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 63.