Extreme Cold Watch, Florida
SevereFor the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 9 above possible. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 9 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Ended Friday, January 30, 2026.
Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Friday, January 30, 11:35 in the morning.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this watch
- Brandon
- Spring Hill
- Lakeland
- Riverview
- The Villages
- Poinciana
- Wesley Chapel
- University
- Winter Haven
- Plant City
- Valrico
- Land O' Lakes
- Lakewood Ranch
- Sun City Center
- Lake Magdalene
- Bayonet Point
- Haines City
- Keystone
- Holiday
- Fish Hawk
- Lutz
- Northdale
- Bloomingdale
- Jasmine Estates
- Bartow
- Zephyrhills
- New Port Richey
- Lake Wales
- Wildwood
- Auburndale
- Thonotosassa
- Elfers
- Homosassa Springs
- Hudson
- Mango
- Cheval
- Highland City
- Lakeland Highlands
- Trinity
- Shady Hills
- Sugarmill Woods
- Pasadena Hills
- Pine Ridge
- New Port Richey East
- Medulla
- Sebring
- Fuller Heights
- Citrus Springs
- Cypress Gardens
- Beverly Hills
- Avon Park
- Pebble Creek
- Wimauma
- Citrus Hills
- Hernando
- North Weeki Wachee
- Davenport
- Brooksville
- Seffner
- Beacon Square
- Odessa
- Inverness
- Arcadia
- Dade City
- Inwood
- Willow Oak
- Inverness Highlands South
- Balm
- Kathleen
- Lake Alfred
- Lecanto
- Southeast Arcadia
- Jan Phyl Village
- Combee Settlement
- Crystal Lake
- Fussels Corner
- Zephyrhills West
- Loughman
- Connerton
- Floral City
- Dundee
- Timber Pines
- River Ridge
- Fort Meade
- Zephyrhills South
- Wauchula
- Moon Lake
- Ridge Manor
- Brookridge
- Wahneta
- South Brooksville
- Alturas
- Lake Panasoffkee
- Mulberry
- High Point
- North Brooksville
- Crystal River
- Dover
- Port Richey
- Bushnell
- Eagle Lake
- Dade City North
- Williston
- Frostproof
- Meadow Oaks
- Polk City
- Inverness Highlands North
- Zephyrhills North
- Williston Highlands
- Grenelefe
- Manatee Road
- Hernando Beach
- Bowling Green
- St. Leo
- Lake Placid
- Chiefland
- Homosassa
- Hill 'n Dale
- Quail Ridge
- Heritage Pines
- East Bronson
- Crooked Lake Park
- Zolfo Springs
- Key Vista
- Lake Hamilton
- Inglis
- Babson Park
- San Antonio
- Crystal Springs
- Black Diamond
- Fanning Springs
- Bronson
- Weeki Wachee Gardens
- Lacoochee
- Masaryktown
- Indian Lake Estates
- Center Hill
- Andrews
- East Williston
- Webster
- Garden Grove
- Cedar Key
- Wiscon
- Waverly
- Coleman
- Lemon Grove
- Yankeetown
- Bradley Junction
- Spring Lake
- Trilby
- Gardner
- Raleigh
- Aripeka
- Homeland
- Highland Park
- Hillcrest Heights
- Nobleton
- Ona
- Fort Green Springs
- Morriston
- Limestone
- Istachatta
- Otter Creek
- Lake Lindsey
- Fort Green
- Pine Island
- Bayport
Map
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Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 9 above possible. For the Freeze Watch, a Hard Freeze with temperatures as low as 20 possible except for inland Manatee County, where temperatures will be as low as 30.
- Where
- Coastal Hernando, Coastal Pasco, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee, Inland Pasco, Polk, and Sumter Counties.
- When
- From Saturday evening through Sunday morning.
- Impacts
- The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 9 above zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Appropriate action should be taken to ensure tender vegetation and outdoor pets have adequate protection from the cold temperatures. Young children, the elderly and the homeless are especially vulnerable to the cold. Take measures to protect them.
Updates
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Area expanded. January 30, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 29, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 29, 2026
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Extreme Cold Watch issued for Saturday night through Sunday morning. January 29, 2026