In Florida, these cold snaps are uncommon but can have an impact on infrastructure, outdoor vegetation, and vulnerable populations that aren't used to low temperatures

Tampa Bay residents are no stranger to the fickle whims of weather. Sudden summer rainstorms often lead to cursing a forgotten umbrella left by the door. Chilly winter mornings mean shedding several layers by afternoon.

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - The word that best summarizes 2025 at the Florida State Capitol is unprecedented, from significant snow and ice in January to very public infighting among Republicans. Two freezes hit Florida in 2025 — January’s historic blizzard and an ongoing political cold war in Tallahassee.

In South Florida, temperatures are expected to be about normal for Christmas. While a cold front is moving through Florida Thursday, Dec. 19, don't expect those cooler temps to last. For most locations, wearing that Christmas sweater probably won't happen, unless you crank down the a/c and stand in front of it.

Freeze warnings, freeze watches and cold weather advisories are in place across much of Florida Tuesday morning.

Florida’s 2025 weather was relatively subdued, with no hurricane landfalls and roughly half the usual number of severe weather reports.

A cold front is expected to bring the coldest air of the season to Florida early next week. Temperatures across the state could drop 10 to 20 degrees below normal, with some areas experiencing the first freeze. The arctic blast is forecast to arrive Monday ...

While the Deep South isn’t known for blizzards, snow is far from impossible. On rare occasions, a large area of bitterly cold arctic air will travel all the way south to the Gulf. That cold air grabs onto some warm Gulf moisture, and the result is snow. This happens about every few years.

NEW YORK -- A brutal winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday, delivering a white coating that some cities hadn't seen in decades. Cars spun out of control on icy overpasses from ...

A cold front from Canada is expected to bring potentially record-breaking low temperatures to Florida. Parts of North Florida may experience the season's first freeze, weeks ahead of schedule. Temperatures across the state could drop 10 to 20 degrees below ...

A public, state-run database showed that all public Florida airports remained in compliance with the law as of Dec. 8. Some airports signaled their compliance by alerting others nationwide that their facilities were closed to planes equipped with weather modification devices.

A funny video shows Jakeem Joseph, 39, making a snow angel while experiencing snow for the first time in Tampa, Florida. He said: "To see eight to ten inches of snow in Tampa was mind-blowing. I always said if I ever saw snow,