Parts of Florida receive rare snowfall as freezing temperatures linger
Key Points:
- A rare snowfall occurred in parts of Florida and southern Alabama on Sunday, with up to 2 inches reported in areas including Pensacola, marking the second consecutive year of snow in the region.
- This snowfall came nearly a year after record snowfalls in mid-January 2025, when Pensacola experienced 6 to 8 inches of snow.
- Freezing temperatures will persist in parts of Florida into early this week, with freeze warnings in Orlando and cold weather advisories in southern areas like Naples.
- Temperatures are expected to drop to as low as 25 degrees with wind chills in the low 20s in some locations, but the cold spell is predicted to be short-lived, with temperatures rising to the upper