The first cold front of 2023 is moving into Florida.
The lower temperatures won't last long. Class A Waterproof Light
Cooler temperatures are following a line of storms that brought several tornado warnings and watches across the Panhandle and North Florida Wednesday.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible today as the system continues to move south. The line of storms is forecast to weaken, but a few lingering isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible, especially along and south of the I-4 corridor.
Behind the storms, a significant cooldown is expected across the Panhandle and North Florida. Highs for the first full weekend of 2023 could drop into the lower 60s across the northern half of the state, with lows in the lower 40s, according to the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network. The cooldown is expected to be brief, with warmer temperatures returning by early next week.
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Friday and Saturday should bring mostly sunny skies and near-zero chances of rain. Temperatures during the day are expected to be in the low to middle 60s across North Florida and along the I-4 corridor. Farther south, temperatures could reach the upper 60s to middle 70s.
Clear skies could drop temperatures into the upper 30s across the interior northern Panhandle and Suwannee Valley Friday night. Elsewhere across North Florida, temperatures will drop into the low 40s. Central Florida through the Lake Okeechobee area will see temperatures drop into the middle to upper 40s. South Florida could see low temperatures drop into the 50s and 60s.
Saturday could bring warmer temperatures with mostly sunny skies. High temperatures will reach the middle 60s to 70s across the state. Overnight temperatures will increase slightly compared to the previous night as a system of high pressure drops into Florida.
Class B Led Tube Low temperatures will be in the middle to upper 40s across North Florida, 50s in Central and South Florida, with the immediate southeast coastline reaching the 60s.