Cold front dropping temperatures across Florida through Sunday brings chance of falling iguanas
Jacksonville woke to temperatures in the 20s Saturday, with possible inland frost through the weekend. Meanwhile, Miami will be on the lookout for falling iguanas when lows dip into the 40s by Sunday.
Cold air ushers into Florida, highs to be well below average
The Sunshine State will be feeling a taste of winter this weekend as a cold front dropped temperatures as much as 24 degrees below average. FOX Weather's Craig Herrera has a look at the forecast.
ORLANDO, Fla. – After a warm start to January, Florida will see a taste of winter this weekend as temperatures plunge well below average for the weekend.
The warmth experienced by the South and Midwest on Thursday, which helped spawn a deadly tornado outbreak, will make way for temperatures more typical of January.
The cold front slid southward Friday, and much colder temperatures will be felt Saturday – even across Florida. The Sunshine State hasn't experienced a chill like this since Christmas, which prompted freeze alerts across much of the state and left iguanas in South Florida in cold-stunned comas.
Wind chills in Jacksonville, Florida, were in the 20s Saturday morning, with actual temperatures in the 30s or even the upper 20s Sunday morning.
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In previous years when the temperatures are forecast to drop into the low 40s, the National Weather Service Office in Miami issues a "falling iguana" warning to residents.
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Behind the cold front, Orlando and inland Central Florida will see wind chills in the 30s and 40s throughout the weekend. The forecast wind chill Saturday morning was as low as 28 degrees in Daytona Beach, Florida.
In South Florida, daytime highs will struggle to crack 60 degrees even as far south as Miami. By Sunday, Miami could wake up to temperatures in the lower 40s.
Florida forecast low temperatures on Sunday morning.
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The National Weather Service in Miami has yet to issue a "falling iguana forecast." That's something to look out for if temperatures stay in the 40s and 50s for an extended period of time, which the forecast suggests, especially in inland South Florida.
However, Florida's taste of winter will be brief as warmer temperatures begin to arrive on Monday.