{"id":55909,"date":"2018-01-03T05:08:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T05:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=55909"},"modified":"2018-01-03T05:08:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T05:08:17","slug":"south-florida-brace-yourselves-for-the-coldest-spell-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/south-florida-brace-yourselves-for-the-coldest-spell-of-the-season.html","title":{"rendered":"South Florida, brace yourselves for the coldest spell of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Florida, brace yourselves for the coldest spell of the season<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The state of Florida is facing a significant chill starting Wednesday morning and lasting through the weekend, the National Weather Service warns. Already parts of the Panhandle have seen ice form from people\u2019s sprinklers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will it be of the \u201cLet it snow\/let it snow\/let it snow\u201d variety? Not in South Florida, although temperatures could still dip into the upper 30s in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward, with frost possible in the Redland agricultural region in south Miami-Dade on Friday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

In northern Florida, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning, which sounds like something folks in New York and New Jersey are more accustomed to hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n

While no one will likely find enough material for even a junior Frosty the Snowman, think possible snow flurries in Orlando and parts north, along with ice and freezing rain. In fact, three Central Florida theme-park attractions will be closed due to the cold weather, NBC 6 reported. Universal\u2019s Volcano Bay will be closed through Friday, while Disney\u2019s Typhoon Lagoon and SeaWorld\u2019s Aquatica will be closed through at least Thursday, the station reported..<\/span><\/p>\n

In the far northern reaches of the state \u2014 Jacksonville on the coast and Tallahassee in the Panhandle \u2014 the forecast calls for particularly chilly weather with temperatures possible in the upper 20s and with wind chills that will make it feel like the teens.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019ll make your lizards drop from trees over there,\u201d said meteorologist Scott Cordero of the Jacksonville office of the National Weather Service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iguanas, because they are warm-blooded, can fall out of trees when the temperature gets near freezing or below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cordero also says that parts of nearby Georgia in interior cities like Homerville and Clinch County could see two to four inches of snow and some half-foot amounts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miami-Dade and Broward are not expecting anything like that in the way of snow this far south, said National Weather Service meteorologist Steven Ippoliti in the Miami office. But temperatures could go as low as 40 degrees or the upper 30s into Friday, with a wind chill factor making it feel like the 30s both Thursday and Friday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been pretty warm so any time the temperatures drop down suddenly it feels a lot colder than it is because we\u2019re not acclimated to it,\u201d Ippoliti said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be going down to the 40s for quite a few hours Thursday to Friday morning so you will feel chilly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Elsewhere, temperatures could drop into the 30s by Lake Okeechobee, Glades and Hendry counties and even interior Palm Beach County could see mid to upper 30s in interior areas. The National Weather Service said Palm Beach could see some frost, especially in sheltered areas Thursday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday morning, the wind is expected to be near calm, which would allow for colder temperatures around 30 degrees in parts of Palm Beach, especially south of Lake Okeechobee.<\/span><\/p>\n

The winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service because periods of freezing rain could cause dangerous traffic conditions as you head north in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe real concern of ours is that when we briefly warm up above freezing in the afternoon whatever happens with sleet or snow is it will melt,\u201d Cordero said. \u201cAnd when the sun goes down, even though the skies are clear, bridges and passages can refreeze with any moisture on the road and cause black ice. That\u2019s a huge driving hazard. You can\u2019t see that at night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While videos surfaced on social media showing what people thought were snow flurries, meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Melbourne spent much of Tuesday debunking that rumor. With temperatures in the 50s, it simply wasn\u2019t cold enough for snow, the Orlando Sentinel reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Florida Panhandle saw snow last monfh, with a reported two inches in Escambia County, in early December during the last major cold front. Snow flurries dusted Destin and Miramar Beach in that chill.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Florida hasn\u2019t seen snow since Jan. 19, 1977, when the National Weather Service in Coral Gables had to issue a prediction that early morning that tacked on the unbelievable word \u201csnow\u201d to the meteorologist\u2019s sentence: \u201cCold with rain showers and the possibility of snow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/weather\/article192667574.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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