Published on December 20, 2024 at 10:13 am
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Temperatures are plunging just in time for the weekend in North Florida.
A cold front that pushed through Thursday will not bring much change, but a quick-moving front will sweep through Friday, opening the gates for the drier and colder air to set up camp across the state.
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Thursday’s front developed a few rain showers across North and Central Florida that will continue to push south, but the rain has fizzled out. The front is losing its punch; therefore, a temperature cooldown will not happen on Friday.
The next front, which will push through the state quickly on Friday, is not expected to bring showers or thunderstorms. However, it will allow much drier air to sink in.
We also can expect a significant temperature decrease just before the weekend starts. Friday starts foggy with dense patches that could again limit visibility, just as they did on Thursday morning across much of Florida.
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Growing cold quickly
Across North Florida and the Panhandle, the temperatures will fall quickly Friday evening as cooler air is expected to arrive first over this area.
By Saturday morning, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s along the Interstate 10 corridor from Pensacola to Jacksonville.
The Gainesville area’s temperatures will be steady at nearly 40 degrees Saturday morning, and they will struggle to reach the mid-50s across the state’s northern half on Saturday.
Colder air will settle in place for Sunday morning. Temperatures will be between the low to mid-30s across the Panhandle and mid-30s to low 40s across North Florida.
Expected temperatures will rebound Monday as the high-pressure system moves eastward and the winds shift, coming in mainly from the east.
We expect the cloud coverage to increase, especially along Florida’s East Coast, on Tuesday. A trough is closer to the state from the east.
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