{"id":166456,"date":"2026-02-24T02:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/166456\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:22:15","slug":"cold-snap-hits-central-florida-with-freeze-warning-in-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/166456\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold snap hits Central Florida with freeze warning in effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the northernmost counties of Central Florida, morning temperatures are forecast to drop into the upper 20s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cold start comes as gusty winds begin to taper off, providing a slight reduction in the regional fire threat.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/505f9fd1f40516ee7590be86c817abae.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cold weather is expected to be followed by the return of much-needed rain later this week.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/826d053652f2e473113c9276566e3a28.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Freeze Warning has been issued for Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange, portions of Brevard, Osceola, Okeechobee, Inland Indian River, and Inland St. Lucie counties from 2 AM to 9 AM tonight into Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88bfc3b2bc2aae45a4dc5dad1965fafe.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Central Florida residents are facing a light freeze Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning issued for most counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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