Mild, dry Christmas Day in Central Florida ahead of cold front
PERMANENT LIVING SITUATION. ALL RIGHT, LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FORECAST. IT’S WARM OUT THERE TODAY, BUT THINGS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE CHANGING NEXT WEEK. FEELING MORE LIKE THEY PROBABLY SHOULD THIS WEEK. OH MY GOODNESS. IT FEELS LIKE THE WEATHER FOR CHRISTMAS IS LIKE A DELAYED ABOUT A WEEK. THE WEATHER WE’RE GOING EXPERIENCE NEXT WEEK WILL DEFINITELY FEEL A LOT MORE LIKE CHRISTMAS. SO WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT IS A HUGE BIG CHILL THAT’S GOING TO BE ARRIVING BY NEW YEAR’S EVE. A COLD FRONT WILL BE ARRIVING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THAT IS GOING TO DROP OUR TEMPERATURES FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE MORNING DOWN INTO THE 40S, RIGHT AROUND 40 DEGREES. IN FACT, IN ORLANDO. AND THEN FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY, A HIGH OF JUST 66 WITH LOWS IN THE 40S. SO A VERY COLD START FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE MORNING. HERE’S A LOOK. 36 IN DELAND COME WEDNESDAY MORNING, 35 IN THE VILLAGES. AND IT WILL BE DOWNRIGHT FREEZING. LITERALLY FREEZING FOR OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS UP IN OCALA AND IN MARION COUNTY NEXT WEEK. SO GIVE YOU A BIG HEADS UP. WINTER CHILL IS ON THE WAY. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WHAT WE FEEL LIKE THIS MORNING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MOTHER NATURE IS GOING TO BRING US A DELAY IN THOSE CHRISTMAS TEMPERATURES. SO NEXT WEEK, NEW YEAR’S EVE FORECAST ON NEW YEAR’S WEEK FORECAST HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NEW YEAR’S EVE. THE HIGH WILL ONLY BE 63 WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MORNING IN THE 20S AND 30S AND NEW YEAR’S DAY. A HIGH OF 66 DEGREES. TODAY, THOUGH, PERFECT SUNSHINE AND PERFECT WEATHER TO GET OUTSIDE. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FROM OCALA THIS MORNING. AT THE SQUARE YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS THERE AT DOWNTOWN OCALA. WE’RE CURRENTLY AT 55 DEGREES 59 IN THE VILLAGES AND 59 RIGHT NOW IN LEESBURG. WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON, CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 70S. SO A VERY MILD DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. 12 HOUR FORECAST FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS DAY. WE COULDN’T ASK FOR A NICER FORECAST. DEFINITELY GO OUTSIDE AND ENJOY IT BEFORE THAT BIG CHILL ARRIVES NEXT WEEK. TOMORROW MORNING WE’RE GOING TO SEE A PRETTY SIMILAR SETUP, SO TEMPERATURES AGAIN WILL BE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 50S FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST. HIGHS TOMORROW AGAIN PRETTY MUCH A WASH, RINSE AND REPEAT. FORECAST THAT WE’RE EXPECTING TODAY. WITH THE DOMINANT AREA HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. WE’RE GOING TO GET EVEN WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND THOUGH. LOOK AT THAT. BY SUNDAY. HIGH OF 80 DEGREES AND AGAIN BOTH WEEKEND DAYS WILL BE NICE TO GET OUTSIDE. THEN COMES THAT BIG CHILL ARRIVING ON MONDAY. WE ARE LOOKING AT LOTS OF SUNSHINE UP UNTIL THEN THOUGH, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A LOW OF JUST AGAIN 40 DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. AND THAT BIG CHILL IS GOING TO BE BRINGING US A FEW RAIN SHOWERS WITH THAT COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH US AS WELL. FOR OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ALONG THE COAST, YOU’LL ALSO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FOR OUR COASTLINE LOCATIONS. AGAIN, VERY MILD UP UNTIL MONDAY. I WOULD SAY MONDAY AFTERNOON IS ACTUALLY NOT LOOKING BAD AS WELL. THAT FRONT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE PRETTY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY, AND THEN WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. WE WIL
Mild, dry Christmas Day in Central Florida ahead of cold front
Updated: 7:23 AM EST Dec 25, 2025
Mild and dry weather is expected to continue through Christmas and into the weekend.A strong cold front arriving late Monday night into early Tuesday, bringing very chilly air for Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day, as well as the first several days of 2026.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. —
Mild and dry weather is expected to continue through Christmas and into the weekend.
A strong cold front arriving late Monday night into early Tuesday, bringing very chilly air for Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day, as well as the first several days of 2026.
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.