ORLANDO, Fla. – After a foggy start to the work week, expect partly cloudy skies and warmer-than-normal temperatures to close out 2024.
Last days of 2024
While the weather should stay mostly dry, there could be a few isolated showers over the Atlantic waters or a stray shower across the peninsula. This pattern will continue into Tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 70s with lows ranging from the upper 50s to mid 60s.
A new “colder” front will make its way through Central Florida by Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. This round won’t be wet, with only cloud cover expected along the boundary for all New Year’s Eve festivities.
By the time the clock strikes midnight, temperatures will remain in the mid to low 50s under mostly cloudy skies.
Starting 2025
High pressure will build over the area for the rest of the week and into the weekend. This will keep conditions dry across the, with no significant rain expected through at least Sunday.
Besides less clouds around, the most noticeable change will be cooler temperatures dropping into the mid 60s to upper 60s after the front moves through. Overnight lows will dip into the upper 30s to upper 40s, and wind chill values will mostly be in the 40s, but some areas may feel like the mid to upper 30s.
Very cold outlook
Hopefully, you got some sweaters this past holiday as you will be needing them for a big stretch of January!
A big dip in the Jetstream that sets up as we start 2025 will remain in place for more than a week! Long range models are showing some of the coldest air in years for Central Floridians by the second weekend of January, with temperatures plunging between 20-25 degrees colder than average. Stay tuned as we continue to hone down on the detailed data as we get closer.
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