FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – South Florida is staying chill this week, but that is nothing compared with the potentially record-breaking temperatures expected to sweep across the region this weekend.<\/p>\n
Meteorologists said the temperatures are forecast to drop to dangerous degrees beginning Saturday night due to a strong cold front. The extreme drop in degrees will bring the lowest temperature South Floridians have felt in at least 15 years with the possibility for a low temperature record set in 1909 to be broken in Miami on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Sunday and Monday mornings, residents can expect to eake up to temperatures in the 30s, with wind chills as low as the 20s. Cold weather advisories and other alerts will likely be issued throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n
7News spoke with people making their way down windy streets in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think ir\u2019s horrible, and I hope it goes away soon,\u201d said a man.<\/p>\n
But South Florida is stuck in a weekslong shiver, one that\u2019s forecast to get even colder over the next several days. <\/p>\n
\u201cAh, that\u2019s pretty bad,\u201d said a man upon learning of Sunday\u2019s dip in temperatures. \u201cYeah, I definitely won\u2019t be wearing the short-sleeve [shirt] that day, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not leaving the house. I\u2019m staying in,\u201d said the man who called the fool weather \u201chorrible.\u201d<\/p>\n
While some South Floridians are freezing, out-of-towners are enjoying these milder temperatures.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is beautiful weather, \u2019cause I\u2019m from Indiana,\u201d said a woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m actually enjoying this weather. It feels fantastic, no humidity,\u201d said another woman.<\/p>\n
As South Florida bundles up and tries to stay warm, fire rescue officials cauition it\u2019s important to do so safely<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen utilizing your space heater, it\u2019s very important ro make sure that it\u2019s three feet away from anything, especially your bedsheets, your curtains, carpets, things of that nature,\u201d said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Stephen Gollan. \u201cWe also want to make sure that it\u2019s plugged directly into the wall. You don\u2019t want to use an extension cord and taking it into another area. And finally, you don\u2019t want to leave it unsupervised.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officials further advise residents to ensure their space heaters are rated for indoor use and refrain from using alternative heat sources.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are purchasing heaters for the cold weather coming in, it\u2019s very important to have the UL listing on the bottom,\u201d said Gollan. \u201cThis listing means that it has all the safety features in there, so if it was to be knocked over or was to overheat, that it would shut off.\u201d<\/p>\n
FLFR officials also remind residents who are turning their central heating for the first time in months that it\u2019s normal to smell some burning at first. That is dust burning off the heat coils.<\/p>\n
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