Due to the National Weather Service forecasting cold temperatures Tuesday night, cold weather shelters will be available in Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

As Florida braces for a brutal Arctic blast, here are some safety tips that could help if you get caught in a winter storm this season

Dangerously cold temperatures are expected on Inauguration Day, sending millions of spectators to find other ways to watch the historic swearing in.

A front pushes across Florida on Sunday, increasing the chance for showers and storms. Next week another storm could bring the chance for some winter precipitation for some.. and more cold!

Florida is bracing for another polar plunge this week as bitterly cold weather returns to the State with a wintery mix of possible freezing rain, snow, and more.

A series of cold fronts the last few weeks has kept Florida downright chilly, as another winter storm starts takes aim this weekend

Looking at the wide picture of Florida there has been more areas improving, but there are areas that are holding on tight to a moderate drought.

An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the expected arrival of freezing rain and snow, as some other parts of the country that already received an arctic blast this week prepared to go another round with the plunging polar vortex.Weather forecasting service AccuWeather said the winter storm, forecast to bring snow and ice to more than 20 states, will cause major travel impacts and disruptions that will be felt across the country this week.Meanwhile, millions of Floridians are feeling the big chill this week after multiple cold fronts prompted freeze warnings, weather advisories, wind chills advisories and more across many parts of the Sunshine state.

More cold temperatures expected for much of the Southwest Florida over the next few days has several counties setting up cold weather shelters.

Several counties in Southwest Florida are make plans in advance of expected cold weather this week by opening shelters and coordinating on cold weather outreach.