{"id":119514,"date":"2026-01-15T18:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/119514\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:46:13","slug":"powerful-freeze-rolling-through-central-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/119514\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful freeze rolling through Central Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTemperatures are declining this week as we head toward the coldest day in Central Florida in the last four years: Friday. Thursday night, clear skies will allow temperatures to plunge into the upper 20s to low 30s for most areas. A freeze warning and cold weather advisory were issued. That is why WESH 2&#8217;s First Warning Weather crew has declared a severe weather warning for Friday. Residents are advised to protect plants, pipes, pets and people.Timing out the coldIn Orlando: Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. The chance of precipitation is 60%.Thursday: A 40% chance of showers in the morning. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near the 60s. &gt;&gt; Subscribe to the WESH 2 YouTube channelIn Cocoa Beach: Wednesday Night: A 50% chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m. Thursday: A 50%  chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.Looking aheadSaturday will bring a brief warm-up into the 60s and low 70s before another front arrives on Sunday, leading to another cooldown early next week.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>Temperatures are declining this week as we head toward the coldest day in Central Florida in the last four years: Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Thursday night, clear skies will allow temperatures to plunge into the upper 20s to low 30s for most areas. <\/p>\n<p>A freeze warning and cold weather advisory were issued. That is why WESH 2&#8217;s First Warning Weather crew has declared a severe weather warning for Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Residents are advised to protect plants, pipes, pets and people.<\/p>\n<p>Timing out the cold<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">In Orlando: <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. The chance of precipitation is 60%.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday: A 40% chance of showers in the morning. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. <\/p>\n<p>Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. <\/p>\n<p>Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. <\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Sunny, with a high near the 60s. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"orange county freeze duration\" title=\"Orange County freeze duration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768502773_2_orange-county-freeze-duration-6966f8f05a428.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCD9nZ3qeRGbPuHJaJduiQxA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&gt;&gt; Subscribe to the WESH 2 YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Cocoa Beach: <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Night: A 50% chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>Thursday: A 50%  chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. <\/p>\n<p>Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. <\/p>\n<p>Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. <\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"brevard county freeze duration\" title=\"Brevard County freeze duration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768502773_780_brevard-county-freeze-duration-6966f90d081f0.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead<\/p>\n<p>Saturday will bring a brief warm-up into the 60s and low 70s before another front arrives on Sunday, leading to another cooldown early next week.<\/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":"Temperatures are declining this week as we head toward the coldest day in Central Florida in the 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