An arctic cold front will dip into the Sunshine State on Jan. 31

A surge of Arctic cold air is set to sweep into Florida this weekend, bringing with it an extremely rare opportunity for snowfall across the Gulf Coast. Portions of the state from the Florida Panhandle southward to the Fort Myers/Naples region stand a chance of seeing snowflakes,

Florida is preparing for a notably cold weekend, with temperatures dropping into the 30s in some parts of South Florida, into the 20s across Central Florida, and even lower in the northern part of the state.

Snow here is rare, but it has happened.

The trace amount of snow received Jan. 18 in Pensacola came nowhere near the historic snowfall on this date in January 2025.