Frigid Florida: Hard Freeze Warning, Tonight’s Low About 20

January 3, 2010

(Updated 5 p.m.) There is a hard freeze warning in effect for tonight, with an overnight low expected to be around 20 degrees in the North Escambia Area.

But that’s not the end of our frigid Florida weather. Monday and Tuesday night are forecast to be down to 17 degrees. It will “warm” to the mid 20’s Wednesday and Thursday nights before another cold front drops our overnight lows to 19 again Friday.

Here is your North Escambia forecast:

  • Tonight…Clear. Lows around 20. North winds around 5 mph.
  • Monday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night…Mostly clear. Lows 13 to 18. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph after midnight.
  • Tuesday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
  • Tuesday Night…Clear. Lows 9 to 14. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
  • Wednesday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
  • Wednesday Night…Not as cold. Clear in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
  • Thursday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 40 percent.
  • Thursday Night…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 27 to 32. Chance of rain 40 percent.
  • Friday…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
  • Friday Night…Colder. Mostly clear. Lows around 19.
  • Saturday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
  • Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows around 19.
  • Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

HARD FREEZE WARNING

Temperatures will fall below freezing later this evening…and drop
into the lower twenties by early Monday morning with upper teens in
some locations. Slightly colder temperatures are forecast for Tuesday
morning and another hard freeze warning will likely be required.

A hard freeze warning means that temperatures are expected to drop
below 26 degrees for more than 5 hours. These conditions will be a
threat to the lives of the elderly and homeless who have no heat or
are using space heaters without modern safety features.  Pets and
livestock should also be protected.  There could also be damage to
sensitive vegetation and exposed plumbing…and also to water based
cooling systems of automobiles and stationary engines.  Area
residents and agencies are urged to make final preparations for these
freezing conditions including checks on the elderly and provisions
for the homeless.

Comments

13 Responses to “Frigid Florida: Hard Freeze Warning, Tonight’s Low About 20”

  1. William on January 3rd, 2010 9:58 pm

    curious wrote “What is the source of you info?”

    The forecast is from the National Weather Service for the inland Escambia zone.

    http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=FLZ001

  2. curious on January 3rd, 2010 9:27 pm

    weather.com in the north part of ESC/SRC shows cold temps but no as cold as the article infers. What is the source of you info?

  3. AL on January 3rd, 2010 9:03 pm

    My dogs and cats are already inside pets… I take care of 2 feral cats though. I hope they trust me enough to use the blankets and boxes I set out :(
    My 27yr old horse has a very thick coat, but I am thinking a blanket is in order for the old girl starting tomorrow!

    I have one unwrapped pipe…. hope it will keep til I get home from work later tonight!

  4. Angi on January 3rd, 2010 8:10 pm

    Oh my gosh! Whew, I guess when winter came it really came huh… This is just too cold, hurry up spring and get here… Hope everyone remembers to leave their water dripping so the pipes don’t freeze and burst. And yes, bring those poor little animals in….

  5. jj on January 3rd, 2010 4:22 pm

    Oh yes you are still in Florida. I lived here all of my life. Remember the days icecicles hung off the edge of the tin roofs? Tried to ice skate on the frozen pond. Still had to go to school because our parents believed you went rain or shine. Beautiful!!! This is my kind of weather. It takes all seasons to make a well rounded place to live.

  6. interested reader on January 3rd, 2010 3:06 pm

    I’m ready for spring too! We live in Fla.(almost Al) so are not prepared for this cold. Please remember your neighbors who may need help or blankets, your pets who have no choice where they live and if you forget your pipes you may get a big fat bill from the water co. This cold snap should make all of us thankful we live this far south.

  7. Mrs.Goodie on January 3rd, 2010 1:59 pm

    Maybe all this frost will kill off some of the roaches and other bugs.I love it cold,so bring it on,at least we don’t have snow.

  8. I Was Cold on January 3rd, 2010 9:21 am

    I’m not buying Global warming either. Anyone know how to save my palm trees?

  9. Lisa Thompson on January 3rd, 2010 8:23 am

    Oh deary deary me…this is the reason I love spring time!!! Bring it on please…soon!

  10. unchain your dog on January 3rd, 2010 5:53 am

    PLEASE bring pets INSIDE this week. This frigid weather can be life threatening to pets left unprotected outside. Just ask the Animal Control Officers.

    ** Pets can freeze to death in this cold **

  11. Concerned Citizen on January 2nd, 2010 7:33 pm

    Good thing we have GLOBAL WARMING or it would be much much MUCH colder.

  12. T on January 2nd, 2010 7:10 pm

    12 degrees! Scuse me, am i still in florida?

  13. j on January 2nd, 2010 7:09 pm

    o lord more cold weather

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