During the weekend of Jan. 24-26 in Central Florida, explore “Dog Day” at Leu Gardens, Wekiva Island’s Otter Fest, the Orange City Manatee Festival and more.
Unusually cold temperatures in central Florida have led to winter weather advisories with rain and strong winds.
Looking back in the record books, the all-time “single storm snowfall record” holder in the Sunshine State is in Milton, Florida, in 1954 with a total of 4 inches of accumulated snowfall. Latest models continue to show this record falling through Tuesday and into early Wednesday morning.
ORLANDO, Fla. - In Florida, winter storm and freeze warnings both remain in place, and snow also is expected today. Today, expect rainy and overcast conditions for Central Florida, with temperatures well below normal. Be sure to have an extra layer on, and keep the umbrella handy.
“Believe it or not, in the state of Florida, we’re mobilizing snowplows,” DeSantis said. Other vehicles will de-ice roads and crews are taking preventable measures to keep movable bridges from freezing.
The winter precipitation is expected to arrive late Tuesday night with chances of snow and sleet lingering into Wednesday afternoon. Ahead of this event, a rare Winter Storm Watch is in effect for parts of the Panhandle and the Big Bend from Tuesday night and through Wednesday evening.
Kevin Thibault, CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on FOX 35 news+ to break down how Orlando International Airport is preparing for the Florida Freeze, and to provide a status report on the projects underway to improve MCO and share his vision for the future of Orlando International Airport.
The forecast for Monday calls for dry conditions with cloudy skies and cool temperatures in Central Florida, but on-and-off rain is expected midweek. Is snow possible?
Portions of Florida are under a rare winter storm warning with multiple inches of snow projected to fall on Tuesday night through Wednesday morning
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You may have heard that there's a chance parts of Florida see snow this week! While most likely NOT in Central Florida, models are saying it's possible in northern portions of the state. Forecasters are still trying to iron out how far south the winter weather may go.