Arctic Cold Air Outbreak this Weekend - Subfreezing Temperatures and Dangerous Wind Chills

An Arctic airmass arrives tonight brining extremely cold wind chills in the single digits, gale conditions and several nights of freezes next week. Finalize preparations today to shelter people, animals, vegetation, exposed pipes and outdoor plumbing from the cold. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV)

Lat: 29.69°NLon: 82.28°WElev: 151ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed W 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.3 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 31 Jan 11:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lochloosa FL

Wind Advisory January 31, 03:00pm until February 1, 07:00am
Freeze Warning January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 11:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 31, 09:00pm until February 1, 10:00am
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Wind Advisory
Freeze Warning
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 12. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread frost after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Widespread frost after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 12. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
Patchy frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lochloosa FL
 29.51°N 82.11°W
8:52 am EST Jan 31, 2026
12pm EST Jan 31, 2026-6pm EST Feb 6, 2026
 
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