ORLANDO, Fla. — A strong cold front down over the Bahamas and Cuba brought us a round of chilly air Monday, but an even colder airmass is still sagging in our direction for the next couple days. 

Under a clear sky overnight, lows will dip below freezing in Marion County prompting a freeze warning from midnight through 10 a.m. Tuesday. Lows drop into the 30s north and west of I-4, 40s south and east.

Not much of a warm up in store Tuesday thanks to high pressure briefly building close to Central Florida.

We’ll enjoy abundant sunshine but only watch highs climb into the 50s area wide. Any 60-degree highs will remain confined to southern Brevard and southern Osceola Counties.

Wind increases during the day with gusts close to 30 mph making it feel even colder. 

As an upper level wrinkle in the atmosphere slips into the southeastern U.S. Tuesday night into Wednesday, we reinforce the cold air in place and keep the wind up too.

A freeze watch is in place for inland Volusia, Lake, Sumter, and Marion Counties for the early morning hours Wednesday. We may even see a wind chill advisory hoisted for that time period as we watch the feels-like temperature dip into the 20s for many of us.

Warmer air moves in Thursday and Friday with highs in the 70s, then another cold front sweeps by Friday night and knocks us into the 60s for highs this weekend.

Boating and Surfing Conditions

Rough ocean conditions are in the forecast Tuesday so not the best beach or boating day. A small craft advisory is in place along our east coast and a gale watch has been issued for tomorrow evening as winds crank up to 40 knots off-shore.

The rip current threat starts off moderate but increases to high as the day progresses. Near shore waves will run four to six feet with off-shore seas building seven to 10 feet.

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