Central Florida kicks off 2021 with near-record heat
Read full article: Central Florida kicks off 2021 with near-record heatORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida is continuing with unseasonably warm and humid weather for the start of 2021, with wake-up temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. [TRENDING: UK COVID-19 variant found in Florida | Florida reports 16,000 new COVID-19 cases on NYE | How to register for vaccine in Florida]Temperatures will again warm to near records, in the mid- to low 80s across most of the area, under partly cloudy skies. Here are the current records:Daytona Beach: 83 degrees set in 2019Leesburg: 84 degrees set in 2016Sanford: 85 degrees set in 1991Orlando: 87 degrees set in 1924Melbourne: 84 degrees set in 2016Sick of the heat? The big push of cold air will finally move into the area by Sunday night and into Monday morning. Temperatures on Sunday will run near normal, in the mid-70s, with another drop in temperatures by the start of next week.