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South Florida braces for a big chill

 
 

Sisters, Valentina D'Onofrio,4, and Bianca,5, cuddle up with their mom's scarf as cool breezes started blowing in late Saturday morning, February11, 2012 at the Miami Shores Community Center basketball courts. Temperatures across South Florida are expected to drop Saturday evening.
Sisters, Valentina D'Onofrio,4, and Bianca,5, cuddle up with their mom's scarf as cool breezes started blowing in late Saturday morning, February11, 2012 at the Miami Shores Community Center basketball courts. Temperatures across South Florida are expected to drop Saturday evening.
Emily Michot / Miami Herald Staff

mherrera@miamiherald.com

Prepare to break out the winter clothes the next few days because, like it or not, a cold front has hit South Florida.

The cooler weather is expected to linger through Valentine’s Day, said Chuck Caracozza, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

After a rainy week, the weather cleared up and cooled down Saturday, with overnight temperatures expected in the high 40s and low 50s.

Sunday’s temperatures are expected to top out in the mid-60s, with nighttime lows hitting the 40s again, Caracozza said.

Though Monday will be warmer, with temperatures in the 70s, Monday night will cool down to the 50s, Caracozza said.

Weather is expected to start warming up on Tuesday, he said.

“It’s just a quick couple days where it’s really chilly and then it starts to rebound quickly too,” Caracozza said.

The Miami Rescue Mission anticipates letting in an additional 30 to 40 homeless people between their men’s and women’s centers.

Their doors will stay open until 11 p.m., said staff member Mike Saunders.

Though the temperature will not dip below freezing, some plants may need to be brought inside.

Steve Herndon, owner of Living Color Garden Center in Fort Lauderdale, advised bringing in orchids and other tropical and zone 11 plants, meaning plants which are native to warm, dry climates.

He also said to make sure that outdoor plants had enough water.

“If they’re good and healthy, get it watered really good, because the wind will dry it out as much as the rain,” Herndon said.

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