![\"Aaron](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/b1f0fdcc-a947-4d3e-8210-.jpeg\")
Aaron Maybin<\/p>\nPublished:\u00a0January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM<\/p>\n
South Florida braces for arctic air as temps drop and crops face risk <\/p>\n
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 South Florida is bracing for an unusually cold weekend as Arctic air sweeps into the region, leaving locals bundling up and farmers racing to protect crops.<\/p>\n
At Three Scoops Ice Cream in Hollywood, owner Ben Morad is stocking up on extra layers.<\/p>\n
\u201cLately, it\u2019s been OK, but we are expecting to get very cold. Very soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Visitors who usually enjoy the sun are also preparing. <\/p>\n
\u201cI like the sunshine and warm weather,\u201d Tamas Poos said. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to be really, really dressed up, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cold is posing a bigger challenge for farmers in Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n
At Sam Accursio and Sons Farms, crews are racing to harvest beans before frost hits. Cold temperatures combined with wind could damage plants.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome forecasts are coming in at 31 degrees with a slight wind,\u201d said Sam Accursio. \u201cIf that wind should die, ice will settle, and the plants can\u2019t take it.\u201d<\/p>\n
To protect crops, workers are laying aluminum pipes and preparing frost protection systems. <\/p>\n
From ice cream shops to farm fields, South Florida is feeling a rare taste of winter, with residents and growers alike adjusting to the cold.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n
Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
Aaron Maybin<\/p>\n
Aaron came to Local 10 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he worked as a weekend morning anchor and reporter at WITI-TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM South Florida braces for arctic air as temps drop and crops face…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":{"0":"post-137216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-fort-lauderdale","9":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","10":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137216","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=137216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}