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Critical Fire Weather Conditions with Incoming Arctic Blast

Low pressure strengthening along the eastern seaboard will develop strong and gusty northwesterly winds through this afternoon. As it does so, it will push a very dry and cold arctic airmass into our region Tonight, resulting in strong winds & critical Fire Weather conditions and may lead extreme fire behavior and rapid spread of any existing or newly ignited wildfires. Don't be the Spark! Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV)

Lat: 29.69°NLon: 82.28°WElev: 151ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Feb 2:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Hawthorne FL

Freeze Watch February 24, 12:00am until February 24, 09:00am
Fire Weather Watch February 23, 01:00pm until February 23, 07:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory February 23, 04:00am until February 23, 09:00am
Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm
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Freeze Watch
Fire Weather Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 26 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Areas of frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 26 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Hawthorne FL
 29.55°N 82.05°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm EST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Feb 28, 2026
 
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