Published on January 3, 2025 at 9:25 am
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The coldest air of the season will likely affect much of Florida, if not all of it, during the next two weeks.
Temperatures will not suddenly drop significantly but steadily as several fronts push through from the north. The winds will remain constant from the north or northwest, not allowing the air mass to warm.
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During the next 10 to 12 days, three cold fronts will move through Florida. The first one will be on Saturday, bringing another push of cooler air and reinforcing dry air.
A second front will push through the state around the middle of next week, between Tuesday and Wednesday, and the final cold front of this series should be exiting Florida late on Jan. 12. This final cold front shows the chance of flurries falling across the Panhandle.
Still, ith this type of long-range forecast, there will be changes, especially to the type of precipitation that could be falling and if any could fall.
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It is essential to know that there is a chance that the third cold front could likely fuse with a low-pressure system that will be moving along the Gulf States, which could keep enough moisture available to create a few snowflakes to fall over the Panhandle.
In the shorter term, temperatures will drop this weekend. Expect temperatures to be cold over the next few mornings, especially over the weekend.
Across the Panhandle, lows on Saturday will be between the upper 30s and lower 40s, while lows on Sunday will be in the low to mid-50s across the western portion of the Panhandle. As you move east over Interstate 10 through North Florida, lows will be in the 40s.
Central Florida will experience a cold weekend with lows in the mid-40s. South Florida will have temperatures around sunrise in the 50s, and some inland areas closer to Lake Okeechobee could be closer to the upper 40s.
Saturday afternoon will be a cold day across the entire Peninsula. Temperatures in South Florida will struggle to reach the 70s, and Central Florida will be in the mid to upper 60s. Cities and towns along I-10 will be between the upper 50s to the low 60s.
The weather forecast will vary, but our message is to expect temperatures that could be 15 to 20 degrees below average in the afternoon by the middle of next week and possibly more by next weekend.
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