You think it’s cold now? Here’s how much colder it will get in Miami and across Florida
Planning a weekend road trip in North Florida to frolic in the record-setting snowfall?
You may have missed your opportunity to make a “Snow in Florida” TikTok video. Meteorologists aren’t predicting more snow because the front that led to the winter scenes has moved on.
But Pensacola, which set a record with nine inches of snow this week, was still under a National Weather Service extreme cold warning Thursday with highs in the low-40s and lows in the upper-20s and near 30 into Friday. Skies will be clear and the weekend will see a warming trend into the 50s and 60s.
Slush mixed with road dirt doesn’t make for winter wonderland images, but does make for dangerous driving conditions.
South Florida forecast
A cold front moved through South Florida Thursday, plunging temperatures into the weekend, the National Weather Service in Miami said.
Friday morning and Saturday morning will be the coldest. Expect wind chills ranging from the 30s in parts of the interior and Southwest Florida and the Lake Okeechobee area to low- to mid-40s along the east coast.
Patchy frost may also develop across interior locations west of Lake Okeechobee Friday and Saturday mornings, as temperatures in that region will be chillier than Miami and Fort Lauderdale — low- to mid-30s. The frost could approach freeze conditions there Saturday morning.
Temperatures in the Miami area will see highs only reaching the mid-60s Thursday, around 60 on Friday, and 69 on Saturday. Warmth resumes Sunday and Monday as we reach low- to mid-70s highs.
Lows in the Miami area were around 50 late Thursday night and upper-40s Friday morning. Saturday morning will also be in the 40s, with wind chills in the 30s. Temperatures will then climb to the mid-60s Saturday and Sunday nights, according to the weather service.
Clouds and light rainfall were expected Thursday into Friday in South Florida from the frontal system lingering just offshore over the Atlantic, said Robert Molleda, the National Weather Service in Miami’s weather coordination meteorologist. That front will move east on Friday as the colder air swoops in.
Rain isn’t in the forecast through the week.
Polar bear plunger or and boater? Note there is a high risk of rip currents along Atlantic Beaches through the weekend and hazardous marine conditions through Saturday, according to Molleda.
Coldest points
Weather Underground pinpoints the coldest temperature forecasts into this weekend at the following locales and times:
SOUTH FLORIDA
▪ Miami: 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday at 47 with a “feels-like” low of 42.
▪ Fort Lauderdale: 7 a.m. Saturday at 47 with a “feels-like” low of 42.
▪ Key West: 5 a.m. Saturday at 56 with a “feels-like” low of 52.
▪ Homestead: 5 a.m. Saturday at 46 with a “feels-like” low of 41.
ElSEWHERE IN FLORIDA
▪ Gainesville: 6 a.m. Saturday at 29 with a “feels-like” low of 29.
▪ Pensacola: 2 a.m.-7 a.m. Friday at 30 with with a “feels-like” low of 25.
▪ Tallahassee: 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday at 27 with a “feels-like” low of 27.
▪ Orlando: 7 a.m. Friday at 37 with a “feels-like” low of 31.
▪ Bradenton: 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday at 38 with a “feels-like” low of 32.
▪ Fort Myers: 7 a.m. Saturday at 38 with a “feels-like” low of 32.
This story was originally published January 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM.
