Warm, sunny Christmas Eve for Central Florida

YEAR. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 518. LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FORECAST THIS MORNING BECAUSE IT FEELS NICE OUT THERE. IT’S GOING TO BE WARM AT LEAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. BUT SOME BIG CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY. SO THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS. WE HAVE BEEN KIND OF TRAPPED IN THIS WEATHER PATTERN WITH WARM TEMPERATURES THAT THEN THINGS ARE GOING TO TURN AROUND AS WE FINALLY GET OUR NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING IN. AND WHILE IT’S NOT GOING TO BE THE COLDEST AIR WE HAVE SEEN YET THIS SEASON, IT’S GOING TO BE ENOUGH. IN THE MEANTIME, THOUGH, LOOK AT OUR FUTURECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. I MEAN, IT IS GOING TO BE JUST A GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS DAY FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS TAKES THE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE UPPER 70S TODAY, TOMORROW, CHRISTMAS DAY, EVEN INTO THE WEEKEND, WHICH MEANS BEACH BOATING PLANS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING GOOD. NOW. RIP CURRENTS ARE A THING AND WATER TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE CHILLY. THAT’S ALSO A THING. BUT NOTICE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY THOSE TEMPERATURES REALLY START TO GO DOWN, AND TUESDAY REALLY GO DOWN AS THAT NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SO THIS IS MONDAY. SHOWERS A POSSIBILITY THOUGH THE MODELS ARE TRENDING LESS AND LESS WITH RAINFALL. AND THEN WE USHER IN A NICE BLAST OF COLDER, DRIER AIR WAKING UP ON NEW YEAR’S EVE MORNING. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE COLDEST MORNING OF THIS FRONT. I THINK WE’LL GET TO ABOUT 40 DEGREES IN ORLANDO, 36 IN LEESBURG, 33 IN THE VILLAGES AND 32 IN OCALA. AND EVEN ALONG THE SHORELINE, IT’S THE UPPER 30S TO THE LOWER 40S. ONE OTHER THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE MODELS HAVE REALLY BEEN BACKING OFF ON WIND GUSTS. SO WHILE YESTERDAY THE INDICATION WAS WE WOULD HAVE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S AND 30S, NOW IT’S LOOKING LIKE FROST MAY BE MORE OF AN ISSUE. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE’LL WATCH. AND WITH EACH COMPUTER MODEL RUN, WE CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR CONSISTENCY. AND OF COURSE, WE’LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT. BUT I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THIS IS THE GFS MODEL. ALL RIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN WHITE. MORNING LOWS IN BLUE. AND NOTICE WE’RE NICE AND WARM THROUGH MONDAY. THEN THE TEMPERATURES START TO DROP OFF TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AND THEN THERE’S A STEADY CLIMB BACK UP. IN OTHER WORDS THERE’S NOT A SECONDARY COLD FRONT THAT’S GOING TO KEEP US CHILLY. SO WE’LL HAVE A NICE LITTLE BATCH OF COOL TEMPERATURES AROUND NEW YEAR’S EVE, NEW YEAR’S DAY, AND THEN BY ABOUT SATURDAY, SUNDAY. SO NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEKEND. WE ALREADY START TO WATCH THOSE TEMPERATURES CLIMB BACK UP OUTSIDE. THIS MORNING. IT’S A LITTLE HAZY IN SPOTS. PORT CANAVERAL LOOKING GOOD THOUGH, AND TEMPERATURES ARE SITTING IN THE 50S AREA WIDE. NOTHING TO SEE. ON OUR FIRST WARNING. LIVE RADAR FORECAST TODAY BRINGS US THROUGH THE 70S, 77 DEGREES BY 1:00 79 DEGREES. OUR 3:00 HIGH TEMPERATURE. SO IT’S A NICE WARM STRETCH OF WEATHER. THEN ON MONDAY, A FEW SPRINKLES WILL YIE

Warm weather is expected to continue through Christmas and into the weekend, with a significant chill anticipated next week. Monday will be the next chance for rain, followed by a big chill for the rest of the week.While it may not be the coldest air of the year, a big chill is expected.First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Warm weather is expected to continue through Christmas and into the weekend, with a significant chill anticipated next week.

Monday will be the next chance for rain, followed by a big chill for the rest of the week.

While it may not be the coldest air of the year, a big chill is expected.

First Warning Weather

Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.

Download the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.

The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.