Here is your forecast for Friday, January 16th, 2026.
It was a frosty start across SWFL. Each of our counties had at least one reporting site that dropped to freezing.
For Punta Gorda, it was the coldest morning in nearly four years. For Naples, the coldest in three years.
Tonight won't be nearly as cold, dropping into the 40s with mostly clear skies.
We'll warm up on Saturday reaching the mid to upper 70s with light southerly winds and lots of sunshine. This is the warm surge ahead of yet another cold front.
This next front will pass through on Sunday, bringing with it a 20% rain chance. Breezy conditions will pick up Sunday afternoon following the front with gusts to 20 mph.
Temperatures in the 30s return for the start of the week and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Temperatures will stay cooler than average through Tuesday before we feel a nice rebound mid to late week. By Friday we're up to 80°!
Our next decent chance for rain arrives on Thursday with a 40% chance for scattered showers and storms.
FOX 4 EVENING METEOROLOGIST KATIE WALLS
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