ORLANDO, Fla. – The cold front that caused rain, a few storms with strong wind gusts up to 60 mph, and hail is currently moving southward.
As the rain clears out, significant changes are on the way following this front. Brace yourself for a surge of cold air moving in tonight, resulting in high temperatures for Martin Luther King Jr. Day that will be more than 20 degrees below average.
Certain areas in Central Florida are currently under a freeze warning with temperatures dropping into the 30s. Marion and Flagler counties are under the freeze warning from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Monday morning.
The cold weather impacts don’t stop there. A cold weather advisory has been issued for Marion, Flagler, and Sumter counties beginning late Sunday night and running through mid-morning Monday. The advisory has been issued for very cold wind chill values expected in the 20s.
By early Monday morning, all of Central Florida will need to bundle up before heading out. Lows will range from the low-to-mid 30s mainly northwest of Orlando to the 40s everywhere else.
Even areas not under the cold weather advisory will have wind chill values in the 30s.
Much of the day Monday will be spent in the 40s struggling to get to the low 50s. The only exception will be in Brevard County which won’t be as cold as inland cities with highs in the low 60s.
Of course, all eyes remain on Tuesday and Wednesday with a regional winter storm impacting much of the Deep South.
As of Sunday, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued as far south as Alachua and even inland Putnam and Clay counties.
This is pretty close to our northern counties in Central Florida, but for now the potential for snow and ice remains over northern portions of the state.
Of course we will keep an eye on what will likely be a historical winter weather event for the Deep South and if any changes come to our local forecast, the Pinpoint Weather Team will be the first to alert you.
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