Cold Weather Update: February 20, 2025

FREEZING TEMPERATURES expected through Thursday morning and late Thursday night into Friday morning.

Changes from Last Email:

A Cold Weather Advisory has been put in place across the area starting 9 p.m. Thursday night and running through 10 a.m. Friday morning, meaning we expect wind chills temperatures in the low teens to mid 20s.

WHAT: Freezing Temperatures

WHEN: Freezing Temperatures ending Thursday morning and again from Thursday night through Friday morning

WHERE: Thursday night into Friday morning Cold – Across the area

CONFIDENCE: High confidence of freezing temperatures with durations over 12 hours north of I-10/12 and west of I-59 and wind chills reaching into the teens north to low 20s south..

Impacts: Freezing Temperatures and low wind chills, including:

  • Temperatures are forecast to fall into the low 20s to low 30s Thursday morning and low 20 to low 40s Friday morning, with wind chills possibly as low as the mid-teens.
  • These conditions can damage citrus and other sensitive agricultural crops.
  • Pets will also be at risk unless brought into warm shelter.
  • For areas where temperatures drop into the low to mid 20s, exposed pipes may also be damaged, as well.