Cold Weather

Santa is packing a bevy of weather to spread across the country this weekend!

A shelter will open in Charlotte County Saturday in advance of cold weather forecast for the region.

Another quick-moving front moves in on Friday, and it will bring December-type temperatures for the entire state.

Another cold front will push through the state on Thursday, but this one comes with a quick punch, and then temperatures rise again. Rain and storms also come with the front ... for some.

It’s the time of the year, ding! Your car’s tire pressure sensor light is on! You can blame it on the weather.

With inland temperatures projected to drop to 40 degrees or lower for an extended period in Southwest Florida, Lee and Charlotte counties made plans Tuesday afternoon to provide cold weather outreach and shelter access.

Lee County Government is coordinating with its partnering entities this weekend to activate its Cold Weather Outreach Plan.Severe Weather Outreach Teams are mobilized to specific locations when inland temperatures are projected to drop to 40 degrees or lower for an extended period. Charlotte and Sarasota also plan shelter activity.

Freeze alerts are already in effect for the Panhandle and North Florida as temperatures are expected to drop to the lowest they've been in over a year.

Residents of the Panhandle woke up to an uncommon sight on Tuesday morning: Snow flurries and freezing rain. The conditions were brought on by the passage of a strong cold front through the Mississippi Valley and the Southeast.

Sub freezing lows are forecasted for the Panhandle and North Florida on Wednesday morning. Wind chills in the 30s are expected as far south as Tampa and Orlando.