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Florida Polar Cold Front Weather

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Polar vortex's Arctic blast to reach Florida. How cold will it get? - A polar vortex system is expected to bring two or more cold waves to Florida this week. - Temperatures in North Florida could drop into the upper 20s, with a chance of frost or freeze. - Central and South Florida will experience cooler temperatures but will remain mostly pleasant. Ready for another round of chilly Christmas weather?

Florida may get hit with two or more cold waves this week thanks to a polar vortex system, AccuWeather forecasters say. "We believe that two to three more rounds of intense cold are possible from the Midwest to much of the East, spanning Dec. 10 to 19," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said. "There is a chance for a frost or freeze late next week as far south as central Florida." Rain is sweeping across the state Monday, Dec.

8, with light or scattered showers in some areas and gusts up to 30 mph in the southwest. Behind it, temperatures in the Panhandle and North Florida are expected to drop into the low to mid 50s Monday with a chance of frost and freeze to the Northern Panhandle Tuesday night. Temps could fall into the upper 20s to low 30s for locations north of Interstate 10 by sunrise Tuesday, National Weather Service forecasters said.

Central Florida will see cool temps Tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 60s, with the lowest temps in the low to mid 40s by Wednesday and Thursday mornings north and west of Interstate 4. While much of the rest of the country may see plunging temps and snow, most of Florida can expect a pleasant week with cool but not cold temperatures that will slowly rise toward the weekend.

However, another cold front is expected to come through Friday bringing another arctic blast for Saturday and Sunday and a small chance of a hard freeze in North Florida, according to the latest forecast. What is a polar vortex? A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air around Earth's poles. The flow of air runs counter-clockwise (that's the vortex part), keeping the colder air near the poles.

But many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand and send blasts of frigid air southward along the jet stream, the National Weather Service said, Polar vortexes are not a new phenomenon but the name is relatively recent. ➤ Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location How cold will it get in Florida this week?

Temperatures may drop into the 30s in North Florida overnight but will gradually warm up through the week, only to drop again Saturday after another cold front moves through, forecasters said.

Pensacola: - Monday: High 58; low 40 - Tuesday: High 56; low 47 - Wednesday: High 65; low 51 - Thursday: High 65; low 55 - Friday: High 68; low 50 - Tallahassee: - Monday: High 61; low 39 - Tuesday: High 58; low 37 - Wednesday: High 66; low 45 - Thursday: High 68; low 45 - Friday: High 691; low 46 - Jacksonville: - Monday: High 63; low 45 - Tuesday: High 57; low 43 - Wednesday: High 67; low 47 - Thursday: High 68; low 46 - Friday: High 68; low 49 - Daytona Beach: - Monday: High 69; low 43 - Tuesday: High 66; low 55 - Wednesday: High 70; low 50 - Thursday: High 70; low 52 - Friday: High 71; low 54 - Orlando: - Monday: High 71; low 50 - Tuesday: High 67; low 52 - Wednesday: High 72; low 49 - Thursday: High 71; low 50 - Friday: High 72; low 52 - Melbourne: - Monday: High 74; low 59 - Tuesday: High 71; low 60 - Wednesday: High 74; low 53 - Thursday: High 73; low 55 - Friday: High 74; low 58 - Port St.

Lucie: - Monday: High 79; low 60 - Tuesday: High 73; low 60 - Wednesday: High 77; low 52 - Thursday: High 74; low 53 - Friday: High 76; low 57 - West Palm Beach: - Monday: High 81; low 69 - Tuesday: High 73; low 70 - Wednesday: High 76; low 63 - Thursday: High 73; low 65 - Friday: High 76; low 67 - Naples: - Monday: High 80; low 60 - Tuesday: High 75; low 60 - Wednesday: High 76; low 58 - Thursday: High 77; low 60 - Friday: High 77; low 60 - Fort Myers: - Monday: High 80; low 57 - Tuesday: High 72; low 58 - Wednesday: High 76; low 54 - Thursday: High 76; low 54 - Friday: High 77; low 57 - Sarasota: - Monday: High 74; low 56 - Tuesday: High 67; low 57 - Wednesday: High 69; low 58 - Thursday: High 70; low 57 - Friday: High 71; low 59 - Tampa: - Monday: High 74; low 52 - Tuesday: High 68; low 52 - Wednesday: High 72; low 54 - Thursday: High 73; low 54 - Friday: High 74; low 55 - St.

Petersburg: - Monday: High 74; low 52 - Tuesday: High 68; low 54 - Wednesday: High 71; low 57 - Thursday: High 73; low 56 - Friday: High 74; low 57 Weather watches and warnings issued across the U.S. National weather radar. See storms moving across US Will it rain in Florida Monday? Rain expected across most of the state Monday, Dec. 8, with lighter, scattered showers in North and Central Florida and heavier showers with wind gusts up to 30 mph in South and Southwest Florida.

Weather alerts issued in Florida Current drought conditions in Florida While North Florida has been experiencing exceptional drought this season, lingering showers and weak dispersion winds are keeping the threat level low, forecasters said. "Outside the potential for low dispersion Tuesday afternoon, no other fire weather concerns," the National Weather Service said Monday.

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