New Year’s Eve in Miami is going to be chilly. Here’s what to know
Celebrating New Year’s Eve outdoors? Should you blaze up the fire pit or race to the department store to buy last-minute winter wear?
A strong cold front’s moving through South Florida Monday night into Tuesday morning, dragging along below normal temperatures for this time of year, the National Weather Service in Miami said in an alert Monday morning.
The chilliest of the coldest air is expected to arrive after New Year’s Eve Wednesday into New Year’s Day Thursday.
“Fluctuations in exact forecast temperature values are still possible and we will continue to monitor for the possibility of a need for a cold weather advisory across portions of the region during this time period,” NWS meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said.
Cold weather advisories are issued when the “feels-like” temperatures are at or below 35 degrees for three hours or more, according to the service.
On Tuesday, the service issued a cold weather advisory for Glades, Hendry, inland Palm Beach, and inland Collier counties from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The weather service is forecasting the lowest “feels-like” temperature will be 43 degrees at 5 a.m. New Year’s Day Thursday. The “real” temperature is expected to be 46.
Frost is possible early Thursday morning west of Lake Okeechobee, the service said, as surface wind speeds decrease on New Year’s Eve Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Hourly lows on the holiday
The forecast calls for 63 at 8 a.m. Tuesday as the front moves in, with temperatures running up to a high of 68 during the day.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will see cooler temperatures. Here’s what the weather service predicts at some specific hours for the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas.
- New Year’s Eve (Wednesday): The temperature will be at its coolest at 7 a.m. when it’ll be 49 with a “feel-like” of 49. The day inches warmer to a high of 65 around 4 p.m. but starts to drop by the time the traditional Big Orange neon sign rises to the top of the InterContinental Miami Hotel at midnight for the big countdown. At that festive time you may be shivering at 50 degrees with a “feels-like” of 48. It will get cooler as you make your way home after midnight.
- New Year’s Day (Thursday): The coldest period will be from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. when it’ll only be 48 to 50 degrees, but it’ll feel like 43 at the lowest point around 5 a.m. and 48 as the sun wakes early birds. The big chill turns into a steady defrost through the holiday, peaking at 68 at 2 p.m. and remaining in the 60s until a dip into the 50s overnight into Friday morning.
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday: The post-holiday weekend ranges from a low of 53 Friday morning to a high of 71 by the afternoon. Saturday’s range is 58 morning to 76 afternoon. Sunday’s range is 61 to 77.
New Year’s Day Miami
Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami listed the lows for particular areas around Miami-Dade on New Year’s Day Thursday. The numbers trend cooler than the National Weather Service, which tend to be an average of a wider geographical area. Inland areas like the Redland and Country Walk tend to be colder than the warmer coastline areas of Key Biscayne and Miami Beach.
Here are some lows for Thursday morning according to CBS:
- 41 degrees: Redland, Country Walk.
- 42 degrees: Kendall.
- 45 degrees: Miami Lakes.
- 46 degrees: Homestead.
- 47 degrees: Cutler Bay.
- 48 degrees: Doral, Hialeah, Miami, Palmetto Bay, Aventura.
- 51 degrees: Miami Beach and Key Biscayne.
Rain chances
There’s basically no rain or thunderstorm chance from Tuesday through the weekend, a pattern South Florida’s felt for weeks.
This story was originally published December 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM.
