No rain in sight to end 2025 or to start 2026, but there is plenty of cold moving across Florida — with some areas that could experience a freezing night and others with patchy frost.

During the colder months, the National Weather Service can issue a range of alerts across Florida, from frost advisories to extreme cold warnings, to help protect people, pets, plants and property.

Cold weather shelters opened this week across the greater Tampa Bay region due to freezing or near-freezing temperatures. Here's what to know.

A cold blast will take over Florida just in time to end the year, and many people will wake up to one of the coldest air masses of the season.

A strong cold front will bring an abrupt end to the warm Christmas weather across parts of the Sunshine State, sending temperatures 20 degrees below average during the week.

In response to the storm, Jamaican Women of Florida has ramped up support to Melody House, a house for abandoned and abused girls in Montego Bay. The area was one of the worst hit by the hurricane.

Florida, the lightning capital of the U.S., sees more lightning deaths and injuries than any other state. Safety experts and survivors stress that more can be done to protect residents, tourists and outdoor workers from harm. There's no better time than now: Lightning researchers are worried that climate change, which is making storms more severe, could be making lightning worse, too.

Work on Sunset Beach is near completion. Eight other beaches are "fully open and ready for residents and visitors to enjoy this holiday season," according to the county.

The People First Hurricane Recovery Program, an $813 million federally funded initiative, provides help for those still reeling from Idalia, Helene and Milton.

The last 5 years have been warmer than average, except 2022, where temperatures were the coldest since the 1980s across some official locations. How about the weather for this year?

The winds will be constant and intense from the northeast during the first half of the week before Christmas. The rip current risk will remain hig,h and rough seas will be dangerous for boaters.

Florida’s 2025 weather was relatively subdued, with no hurricane landfalls and roughly half the usual number of severe weather reports.