Cold Weather

It’s the time of the year, ding! Your car’s tire pressure sensor light is on! You can blame it on the weather.

The freezing temperatures in Alachua County either damaged or destroyed crops, including tomatoes, bananas and broccolini.

Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned of wind chills down to minus 30 degrees through Sunday morning.

Freeze alerts are already in effect for the Panhandle and North Florida as temperatures are expected to drop to the lowest they've been in over a year.

With the right amount of moisture in the air and cold air, winter precipitation is not impossible for Florida.

Sub freezing lows are forecasted for the Panhandle and North Florida on Wednesday morning. Wind chills in the 30s are expected as far south as Tampa and Orlando.

The front will allow for powerful storms to develop over the weekend.

The best chance of rain across the greater Tampa Bay region is Saturday afternoon.

Additional counties were added Saturday afternoon to winter alerts issued by the National Weather Service including: Citrus, Hernando, Interior Pasco, Interior Hernando, Interior Hillsborough, Polk, Hardee, De Soto and Highlands.

It's ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures to near 40.

Another cold front is expected to arrive on Thursday. Strong thunderstorms could cause damage across the Panhandle, then on Friday a cold airmass should engulf most of the state.

Research suggests cold-stunned iguanas falling from trees in Florida could be rarer in the future — both due to climbing global temperatures from unchecked climate change and a shift in cold hardiness in the lizards.