{"id":117684,"date":"2026-01-14T12:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/117684\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:01:09","slug":"showers-moving-into-central-florida-today-cold-blast-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/117684\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers moving into Central Florida today; cold blast ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Showers moving into Central Florida today; cold blast ahead<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAGO WHEN THEY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, I WAS COVERING IT. BUT ANYWAY, LOOK, THIS MORNING, WE\u2019RE TRACKING CLOUDS HERE AT HOME, LOOKING OVER TO VARIES IN LAKE DORA. IT\u2019S NOT RAINING HERE, BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS OF RAIN, SO I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU\u2019RE AWARE OF THAT. BUS STOP FORECAST 10% COVERAGE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. NOT A HUGE DEAL, BUT LATER TODAY, PARTICULARLY DINNER TIME WILL START TO SEE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST. BUT I WANT TO GET TO THE IMPACT WEATHER FIRST BECAUSE THAT\u2019S GOING TO BE THE BIG DEAL THIS WEEK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THAT LAVENDER COLOR, THAT\u2019S YOUR FREEZING TEMPERATURE AREA. JUST ABOUT ALL OF US MINUS AREAS RIGHT AROUND BIG LAKES OR RIGHT IN THE DOWNTOWN METRO. THEN IN THESE DARKER SHADES, THAT\u2019S WHERE WE GET INTO HARD FREEZE TERRITORY, WHERE YOU\u2019RE GOING TO BE BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THUS, SENSITIVE PLANTS ARE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO NEED TO GET COVERED UP. SO LET\u2019S JUST FIRST TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS, OKAY? 26 THE FORECAST IN OCALA, YOU\u2019VE GOTTEN DOWN TO 28 TWICE THIS YEAR OR THIS SEASON, I SHOULD SAY. SO IT\u2019S GOING TO BE EVEN COLDER THAN THAT. 34 IN ORLANDO WILL PUT THIS AS THE COLDEST AIR WE\u2019VE SEEN IN THREE PLUS YEARS. 31 IN SANFORD, 29 DEGREES IN DELAND, 36 IN TITUSVILLE. SO BIG, BIG IMPACT. LET ME TAKE YOU TO MARION COUNTY. LET\u2019S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THINGS OKAY. WORST OF IT OBVIOUSLY FRIDAY MORNING WE\u2019RE TALKING ABOUT A 6 TO 7 HOUR DURATION ON THAT FREEZE. SO PETS PIPES PLANTS WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT AND ALSO CHECK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS. MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEATING OKAY. ORANGE COUNTY THINKING THAT THE NORTHERN AREAS LIKE APOPKA ZELLWOOD THOSE AREAS MAY GET FREEZING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO, BUT THE WIND CHILLS ARE GOING TO BE YOUR BIG CONCERN ACROSS THE METRO. AND THEN FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, WE\u2019RE NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF A FREEZE ALONG THE BEACHSIDE. YOU HEAD INLAND, THOUGH. AUSTIN SAM SUE LONG, DELTONA, DELAND 2 TO 4 HOURS. SO PETS PIPES, PLANTS. YOU KIND OF GET THAT IDEA. SO IF YOU\u2019RE WORKING OUTSIDE BIG IMPACT. IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND ANY TIME OUTSIDE FRIDAY MORNING BIG IMPACT. BUT NO, IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO SNOW. SO JUST GOT TO PUT THAT TO BED. THERE\u2019S SOME CLOUDS OVER LAKE MONROE IN SANFORD WAKING UP TO THE 50S AND 60S. A FEW SHOWERS OUT THERE FOR NOW. SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY WATCHING THIS LIFT THROUGH FLORIDANA BEACH TOWARD MELBOURNE. FEW SPRINKLES, BUT NOW WORKING OVER TOWARD PALM COAST AND MORE SHOWERS. TRYING TO WORK OVER TOWARD MARION COUNTY. TODAY, TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 60S. BUT THERE\u2019S FUTURECAST 4 P.M. FIVE SIX, 7:00 IN THE METRO. BUT THE REAL RAINS ARRIVE MIDNIGHT THROUGH ABOUT 5 A.M. THERE\u2019S GOING TO BE OVERNIGHT RAINS, AND THAT\u2019S GOING TO LINGER INTO TOMORROW\u2019S MORNING COMMUTE. SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME, THEN WE GET FRIGID FOR FRIDAY. THAT\u2019S YOUR IMPACT DAY AND IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO WARM MUCH THROUGH THE DAY. WE\u2019LL GET A LITTLE WARMER ON SATURDAY SUNDAY WATCHING OUR NEXT FRONT, AN\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Showers moving into Central Florida today; cold blast ahead<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768392069_938_wesh.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WESH logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 6:51 AM EST Jan 14, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA cold front and storm system are bringing changes starting today, with showers and the coldest air in a long time expected to impact the area. Changes starting today, with showers starting in. A few chances at seeing on and off light rains, thanks to a cold front and storm system working our way, and then tomorrow a cold front brings more rain, before the coldest air we\u2019ve seen in a long while. Impact weather on Friday because of cold air and wind chills. 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.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A cold front and storm system are bringing changes starting today, with showers and the coldest air in a long time expected to impact the area. <\/p>\n<p>Changes starting today, with showers starting in. A few chances at seeing on and off light rains, thanks to a cold front and storm system working our way, and then tomorrow a cold front brings more rain, before the coldest air we\u2019ve seen in a long while. <\/p>\n<p>Impact weather on Friday because of cold air and wind chills. <\/p>\n<p>First Warning Weather <\/p>\n<p>Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/wesh-2-app\/41431568\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WESH 2 News app<\/a> to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. <\/p>\n<p>The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/c15dac96-e8e1-4a2f-8a7c-b0d9c1d1ede8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Mainolfi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/b84a2751-86e2-4b70-8f05-12ecc06b0236\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Burris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/3dfc326b-9da6-4263-b1a0-92b081d5d993\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marquise Meda<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/97bcf79a-31d8-4f11-b87a-39b3812b68f6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Tran<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Showers moving into Central Florida today; cold blast ahead AGO WHEN THEY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, I WAS COVERING&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[147,1830,26540,1267,5124,5120,28,30,29,8597,17980,5126,5122,1283,38395,18580,2483,26812],"class_list":["post-117684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-central-florida","tag-change","tag-cold-air","tag-cold-front","tag-eric-burris","tag-first-warning-weather","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-friday","tag-impact-weather","tag-marquise-meda","tag-radarsevere-weather-alertsdownload","tag-shower","tag-storm-system","tag-thank","tag-today","tag-wind-chill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}