PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Cold air that has been building in the Arctic Circle earlier this week is crossing into the U.S. from Canada tonight. From there it makes the nearly 2,000-mile journey to South Florida by Sunday morning.
The powerful Arctic cold front is expected to cross South Florida early Saturday afternoon. Our temperatures will start to fall from the upper 60s into the 50s around sunset. We will bottom out around 35 degrees Sunday morning, making it the coldest air we have felt in more than 15 years.
If we were to fall just one more degree to 34 degrees, it would be the coldest since Christmas morning of 1989.
What will make the frigid weather feel even colder will be gusty north winds. The stronger the wind, the faster it pulls our body heat away from our skin. Wind chills could drop as low as the mid-20s Sunday morning.
We’re not expected to have a freeze in Broward, Miami-Dade, or the Florida Keys, but frost will be possible. Bring any sensitive plants inside or cover them with a light sheet overnight.
High temperatures on Sunday will struggle to reach the middle 50s, even with full sunshine. Another very cold night is on the way with temperatures falling to around 37 degrees Monday morning. It could take as long as Wednesday to see the 70s again.
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