Bundle up! Temps to plummet after sunset, freeze warning issued for Marion County

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologist George Waldenberger said the cold has only just begun. Once the sun sets on Monday, he said, temperatures are set to plummet.

Here’s your full forecast and what’s to come with our latest cold snap:

• By morning, it will be in the low 40s around much of Orlando, with many areas outside the metro to the north and west into the 30s.
• Marion County is under a freeze warning overnight through Tuesday morning.
• After a chilly start, Tuesday afternoon will stay cool all day, with a brisk north breeze and a few clouds through the day, especially near the beaches.
• Freeze watches are in place for inland Volusia, Lake and Sumter counties for Tuesday night.
• On Tuesday, the counties under these freeze watches will be updated and likely upgraded to new freeze warnings for Tuesday night.
• By Thursday and Friday, the 70s return.
• If you are under a freeze warning, remember to protect your outdoor plants.

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Catch up on your 5-day forecast:

Freeze warnings, watches in Central Florida Meteorologist George Waldenberger brings you your five-day forecast.

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Pronóstico del tiempo en español por nuestra meteoróloga certificada Irene Sans

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