Florida receives snow for the second consecutive year, turning a small portion of Sunshine State into Snowy State

Snowman and snow on the Beach — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Artiom Photo PENSACOLA, Fla. – For the second consecutive year, a tiny portion of Florida is the Snowy State. On Sunday morning, just enough cold air surged in behind a cold front to turn the last rain showers in the Sunshine State into

Florida with snow? Here are the odds it’ll happen 2 years in a row

Snowfall on the beach — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sergio de SIlva TAMPA, FL. – Although snowfall is uncommon in Florida, it did occur in 2025 and may occur again this weekend. What we know: With lows falling into the upper 30s and highs only in the 50s in Tampa on Thursday and Friday, temperatures are

On Christmas Eve, a sizable group of surfing Santas paddled out across Florida

Surfing Santas at Cocoa Beach, Florida event in 2021 — Courtesy: Shutterstock — catlauren Surfers gathered in Cocoa Beach, Florida, Kelly Slater’s hometown, early on Christmas Eve morning for the annual Surfing Santas celebration.  Roughly ten thousand festively inclined individuals turned up.  They paddled out, surfed, and drank bloody marys in celebration of musician Jimmy

‘Surfing Santas’ hit Cocoa Beach amid Florida arctic chill

Surfing Santas — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: mikeledray With temperatures below zero, it might not seem like a Florida Christmas, but there is one custom we simply cannot abandon. On Saturday at Cocoa Beach, hundreds of “Surfing Santas” caught some waves before the big guy got ready to distribute his gifts over the entire

Iguanas in Florida are likely to drop from trees as Arctic chill takes over Christmas weekend

Green Iguana – Courtesy: Image by Scottslm from Pixabay As an Arctic cold front moves through the country, forecasters in Florida are warning of plummeting iguanas due to the Sunshine State experiencing a “hard freeze” during the holiday weekend. Northeast Florida might have lows in the 20s inland and temperatures approaching 30 at the coast