Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.

Your Weather Planner

Frigid air continues to dominate our weather pattern in Central Florida as highs on Wednesday are projected to stay in the 50s to around 60 degrees.

We’ll still have plenty of sun, but as clear skies and lighter winds set in tonight, temperatures will drop again — with lows in the 30s again on Thursday morning, much of the area will go back under a Cold Weather Advisory and Freeze Warning from midnight through 9 a.m.

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Highs: Near 60

Lows: Low to Mid-30s

Rain Coverage: 0%

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Around Central Florida

1. Orlando mayor says city can’t legally stop ICE detention center from opening
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says the city government can’t stop an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility from opening up in the city. Local leaders have recently addressed concerns about increased immigration enforcement and the potential opening of a facility for detainees in Central Florida.

2. OCPS leaders discuss next steps after slew of consolidation meetings
The Orange County Public School board met again on Jan. 27 after a series of consolidation meetings that were held to discuss the potential consolidation of seven schools amid declining student enrollment.

3. NASA sets date for Artemis II fueling test
NASA has set the date when it will conduct a fueling test for its Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft that will take four people to the moon.

4. Cold snap puts Central Florida horse rescue sanctuary on high alert
A Central Florida horse rescue is on high alert as a cold snap moves into the Central Florida area this week.

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1. Federal Reserve to hold first interest rate vote of 2026

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3. TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

4. Immigration crackdown led to drop in U.S. growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

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Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany’s murder of millions of people and its attempt to annihilate European Jewry.