ORLANDO, Fla. – An Extreme Cold Warning, a Freeze Warning, and a Wind Advisory will be in effect Saturday into Sunday as an Arctic cold front moves through Central Florida.
Ahead of the front, temperatures will remain in the mid to upper 50s and lower 60s through late morning and into the afternoon.
Once the front passes, northwest winds will rapidly increase, sustained at 25–30 mph with gusts reaching 40–50 mph.
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After 2 p.m., temperatures will begin falling steadily, with conditions feeling cooler in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
By 5 p.m., temperatures will drop into the upper 30s across northern counties, while metro and coastal areas feel like the lower to middle 40s.
Around 8 p.m., much of the region is expected to be near or at freezing, with temperatures continuing to fall through Saturday night into Sunday morning.
By daybreak Sunday, lows will be in the lower to middle 20s, with wind chills in the teens and single digits.
These temperatures could break records. In Orlando, the forecast low is 25 degrees, which would break the record of 28 degrees set in 1936.
Cold conditions will continue into Monday morning, with another potential record challenged. The forecast low is 29 degrees, which would break the current record of 32 degrees set in 1980.
The last time Central Florida experienced two consecutive days in the 20s was December 2010.
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