Orlando weather: Another cold snap on the way for Central Florida after moderate weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. - The coldest air we've felt in just over three years arrived in Central Florida on Friday morning, with lows falling into the mid to upper 20s in some areas.

Clear skies and slightly warmer temperatures are expected through the evening and overnight across Central Florida, with winds diminishing.

Weekend forecast for Orlando

What To Expect:

With winds finally calming down as well, there will be patchy fog in Gainesville, Ocala and along the coast late tonight into tomorrow morning. It will be cooler, but not nearly as cold as what we saw this morning for lows. Lows will dip down into the low to mid 40s.

The weekend will start off cool with temperatures starting in the 40s, but temperatures will be on a warming trend Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will max out near 70 degrees with beautiful sunshine and calm winds. Lows on Saturday night will also be warmer in the low 50s.

After a VERY brief warm up, we are back in the cold temperatures after the next cold front that is set to sweep in on Sunday. The warm-up on Saturday is definitely a little bit of a tease, so don't put the warmer clothes away just yet.

Our next weather maker will bring scattered showers on Sunday afternoon and evening. Luckily, this will bring in some much-needed sprinkles across Central Florida, and no severe weather is expected, but there will be some gusty winds at times. High temperatures Sunday won't warm up much, with highs nearing the low 60s. 

After the rain pushes out later on Sunday evening, another cold shot brings chilly temperatures on tap for the morning commute on Monday. Temperatures will once again fall in the low 30s from Sunday night into Monday morning.

That is the forecast for us here in Central Florida. 

Will it snow in Florida?

Areas in the Panhandle, south and central Georgia, and southeast Alabama could be seeing some snow on Sunday. This will not be as snowy as the event from last year, but still two years in a row that Florida sees snow is something to talk about. 

As of now, there could be 1–3 inches of snow in areas near Tallahassee.

FOX 35 Storm Team Alert for Monday

Looking Ahead:

With another cold snap bringing near freezing temperatures into Central Florida, we are calling once again for a Storm Team Alert Day. 

Monday morning will feature another round of unusually cold temperatures just like we saw Thursday night and Friday morning. 

Morning low temperatures will fall into the low and middle 30s, with areas in Marion, Alachua, Gilchrist and Levy counties to fall into the 20s, with Freeze Warnings likely issued. 

Afternoon highs will once again be chilly as well, only reaching the middle to upper 50s.

Later on, next week, is when we will see more Florida-like temperatures. We will finally be back in the mid and upper 70s.