FL Weekend Weather: Frigid Temps Expected Across Central FL, NWS Says

FLORIDA — Floridians are in for another round of frigid weather this weekend, as temperatures are expected to dip down into the 30s as far south as the Tampa Bay area, forecasters said.

The cold front forecast to move across the state Friday is the result of the polar vortex over the eastern United States and is expected to bring some of this winter’s coldest weather to Florida, according to Fox 35.

The up-and-down temperatures also continue in the state with warmer weather on both sides of that cold front.

“(A) brief warm-up (is) expected Thursday and Friday before a cold front brings some of the coolest temps of the season for some locations this weekend,” the National Weather Service’s Tampa Bay office posted to X, formerly Twitter.

There’s also a slight chance of showers between 8 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. and again Friday after 11 a.m., the agency said.

West Central Florida will see a high of 72 and 73 degrees on Thursday and Friday, respectively with temperatures dropping as low as 41 degrees overnight Friday, according to NWS. Saturday will see a high of 56 degrees with a low of 35 degrees overnight.

The Nature Coast, which includes portions of Florida’s Big Bend region, as well as Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties, could see temperatures as low as 28 degrees overnight Saturday with lows in the 30s on Friday night.

Meanwhile, the Panhandle will see temperatures in the mid to high 20s overnight Friday and Saturday, NWS said.

After that, temperatures will improve, Denis Phillips, meteorologist with ABC Action News, wrote in a Facebook post. “Big warm up on the way next week. The pattern change should continue right through Gasparilla weekend.”

Temperatures start to increase Sunday with a high near 60 degrees and a low around 48, a 7-day forecast from the NWS for the Tampa Bay area shows. By Monday, the area will see highs near 70 with a low around 59 degrees.