{"id":62921,"date":"2026-02-21T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=62921"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:59:57","slug":"lakeland-will-see-a-55-degree-swing-with-near-freezing-temperatures-by-tuesday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/02\/21\/lakeland-will-see-a-55-degree-swing-with-near-freezing-temperatures-by-tuesday-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland will see a 55-degree swing with near-freezing temperatures by Tuesday Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With no relief in sight for&nbsp;severe dry conditions in&nbsp;Lakeland because of a statewide drought,&nbsp;another&nbsp;50-degree-plus&nbsp;temperature&nbsp;swing&nbsp;is coming to potentially add more fuel for wildfires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"b4b58b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-10.webp?resize=259%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62922 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b4b58b; aspect-ratio:1.3350785340314135;width:490px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weekend&nbsp;highs&nbsp;are expected&nbsp;to be&nbsp;near&nbsp;90 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then temperatures&nbsp;are expected to plummet&nbsp;to 33 degrees&nbsp;by the morning of Feb. 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With no relief in sight for&nbsp;severe dry conditions in&nbsp;Lakeland because of a statewide drought,&nbsp;another&nbsp;50-degree-plus&nbsp;temperature&nbsp;swing&nbsp;is coming to potentially add more fuel for wildfires.&nbsp; The weekend&nbsp;highs&nbsp;are expected&nbsp;to be&nbsp;near&nbsp;90 degrees. 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