ORLANDO, Fla. – The cold front we’ve been tracking last few days very quickly swept through our area tonight. Winds are now coming in from the north, and you can feel the nip in the air trying to bite whenever you set foot outdoors this evening.
Tomorrow morning that same nip is going to be pretty frigid for some, especially in our northwestern counties where feel’s like temps could drop into the mid to upper twenties.
For the large majority of us, however, despite the winds we’ll still be in the upper 40s to low 50s. This is especially true closer to the Orlando metro area, attractions, and further Southeast you go.
You’ll still want to throw on an extra layer or two though, just to be on the safe side as winds could be gusting anywhere between 15-25 mph in some spots. Buildings and other urban structures will help to funnel these winds and colder temps, so be prepared as you start your Monday morning.
By Tuesday, the polar air having sunk its way through Florida will be directly overhead albeit quickly trying to vacate the premises.
Morning low’s will be once again be anywhere in the ballpark of lower 40s for Alachua, Marion, and upper Lake and Sumter counties. If you were to cut Central Florida in half diagonally around the I-4 corridor, our coldest and most brutal morning low’s will be found on the northwest side.
While we won’t be pleasant, we certainly won’t be anywhere near the freezing point in the four corners counties or up the Atlantic coast from Brevard through to Flagler county.
Then moving into Wednesday, Florida is back in business. Temperatures are likely to swing back upwards with high’s back in the low 70’s across the board making for rather pleasant conditions during the day from Wednesday to Friday.
From here, the warmth looks to stick around. Stubborn warmth at that.
Computer models show the development of a fairly strong and dominant subtropical ridge which will drive our temperatures up into above average territory. We could still see these warm days through the calendar start of winter and Christmas.
As the ridge remains in control we’re going to see temperatures stay on the higher side, with the staple Florida humidity in play alongside it.
To combine with these warmer than average afternoon temps, rain will be scarce. In all honesty, I can’t really pinpoint any significant weather players to change things up for all of us over the next 10-14 days. Warm, mild, and humid are likely to remain the weather buzz words for the Central Florida area as we move through the second half of December.
If things continue on this current trend, we may even wrap up 2025 altogether on a warm note.