Winter cold makes way for warmer weather as we enter the new year

ORLANDO, Fla. — UPDATE:

We did it! We hit 70 degrees again on Sunday in Orlando... a reminder that even though it’s technically winter in Florida, the cold snaps never last too long.

We are tracking another front, but it won’t arrive until 2021. So here’s what to expect as we wait days and days for the front and finish off 2020 in Central Florida on a quiet note.

Tonight will be cool, but not nearly as cold as the past few nights. Many areas will drop into the 40s by morning with areas of fog possible around Marion County.

The next few afternoons will be pleasant, maxing out in the 70s, and 80 degree temps will also return by Thursday, the final day of the year.

The next front will be approaching at that point, but it’ll be different than the last few fronts. First, the next front will be weaker, so it won’t cool us down nearly as much as this past weekend. Second, the next front will stall. That’ll give us a two-day stretch of possible off and on rain for Friday and Saturday before the front finally passes.

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It’s another frosty morning here in Central Florida, as cold temps remain throughout Sunday.

As the day progresses we will see some major improvement, with loads of sunshine and highs reaching back into the upper 60s. The high temperature in Orlando will reach 68 degrees.

Over the next few days temperatures will continue to climb, reaching the 70s and even into the 80s by the end of the week.

Read: ‘Operation Burglar Box’ underway across Central Florida

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