Many of the more than 1,000 people gathered Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the intersection of East Colonial Avenue and Herndon Drive near Fashion Square Mall for the Ice Out of Orlando protest carried an assortment of signs, chanted and waved to passing motorists. (Brian Bell/Orlando Sentinel)

For the second year in a row – and the second time this year – snowflakes fell in Florida.

Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind Chill

Utility companies across Central Florida are asking customers to conserve electricity as unusually cold temperatures are expected to drive up demand on the power grid this weekend. The companies are worried higher electricity usage will lead to power outages.

It sounded like pistol shots as the area’s citrus trees split open when sap inside them froze. The cash crop was destroyed, businesses closed and at least one person killed himself in a very

How unusual is the cold coming to Orlando on Sunday? You’d have to look back 90 years in the record books to find when it got as frigid as the current predictions for the first day of February, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

ORLANDO, Fla. – An Extreme Cold Warning, a Freeze Warning, and a Wind Advisory will be in effect Saturday into Sunday as an Arctic cold front moves through Central Florida. Ahead of the front, temperatures will remain in the mid to upper 50s and lower 60s through late morning and into the afternoon.

The slowdown in migration may impact Florida's labor force, potentially requiring new strategies for attracting and retaining talent in the region.