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Did someone say cold front? Grab that jacket; colder temps coming to Florida this week

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November 18, 2024

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Did someone say cold front? Grab that jacket; colder temps coming to Florida this week

Thanksgiving is next week, although Florida temperatures are making it hard to get into the holiday spirit.

Expect that to change very soon, as temperatures whipsaw close to 20 degrees down in some locations this week.

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➤ Tropics watch, Nov. 18: Remnants of former Tropical Storm Sara could impact Florida

That’s right. A cold front is approaching and, depending on where you live in Florida, temperatures could drop more than 15 degrees this week overall and drop close to 20 degrees between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Don’t expect freezing temperatures, though. The lowest temps in the state are expected across the Panhandle and North Florida and those are forecast to stay above 40.

Florida weather forecast: Temperatures dropping this week as cold front moves through

Timing: See what, when to expect as cold front moves through Florida

Western Panhandle: The cold front will clear the area Wednesday morning but as it approaches and moves through, expect:

Rain: Expect the bulk of the rain after 3 a.m. Tuesday. While the heaviest rain is forecast to remain over the Gulf, “we still expect a fire hose of water to stream into the area Tuesday morning, with heavy rain prevailing through the afternoon hours. Widespread rainfall totals of 3-5 inches are possible with the higher amounts possible across our southeast Mississippi and coastal Alabama counties,” according to the National Weather Service Mobile. Tuesday “will likely be one of the wettest days we have experienced in the past few months.”
Wind: winds may get a little gusty at times Monday afternoon. Expect 20-25 mph gusts this afternoon over land.
Small craft: Seas 7-plus feet as winds increase to 20-plus knots.
Rip currents: Surf will build to 3-4 feet Monday, with 5-7 foot breakers Monday night and Tuesday.

Panhandle, Tallahassee, Big Bend: A few light showers through Monday afternoon, but the majority of the rain will arrive Tuesday morning as remnants of Tropical Storm Sara move north and interact with a cold front. “This appears to be our first taste of Florida fall weather.” Expect:

Rain: 2-2.3 inches starting Tuesday, with a flash flood risk Tuesday through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service Tallahassee. Locally higher amounts possible, especially across coastal counties. Across Big Bend, 1-2 inches most likely. A couple of severe storms, particularly across the Florida Panhandle and southeast Alabama counties, possible.
Wind: Strong to severe wind gusts appear to be the main threat at this time.
Tornadoes: A tornado or two cannot be ruled out along the Florida Panhandle coast.

Northeast Florida: Temperatures Monday are above normal for this time of year. The cold front is expected to move across Northeast Florida Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service Jacksonville. Expect:

Rain: Rain chances increase after 1 a.m. Tuesday and continue until early Wednesday afternoon.
Wind: Winds could gust as high as 16 mph Wednesday

Florida East Coast: Near to above normal high temperatures expected through mid week, with much cooler air expected late week behind the cold front. The front will move east-southeast over east central Florida mid week, according to the National Weather Service, Melbourne.

Rain: Scattered to numerous showers capable of heavy rainfall. Rain chances increase late Tuesday night and Wednesday. Rain totals are expected to be .40-1 inch.
Wind: Gusty winds up to 25 mph are forecast late Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Boating: Boating conditions will deteriorate as the front approaches the local Atlantic waters Wednesday and will remain poor to hazardous into late week behind the front.
Wind chill: Minimum wind chill values in the upper 30s to mid 40s are forecast each morning north of Martin and southeastern St. Lucie counties west of I-95.

South Florida: Moisture from the remnants of Sara will “likely congeal,” bringing a line of showers and isolated thunderstorms Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service Miami. Expect:

Rain: Gusty squalls, brief heavy downpours.
Boating: Atlantic waters 2-4 feet; Gulf waters 1-3 feet.
Rip currents: A high risk for rip currents continues for the Palm Beaches.
Coastal flooding: Minor coastal flooding is possible during high tide along the Atlantic coast.

West Coast: Monday and Tuesday are forecast to be warm and rain-free, with temperatures running a handful ofdegrees above normal, according to the National Weather Service Tampa Bay. The coldest temperatures look to be Saturday and Sunday mornings after the cold front moves through. Expect:

Thunderstorms: Chances of thunderstorms will increase toward the middle of the week. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms and perhaps a few strong storms are possible.
Rip currents: The Gulf Coast could see rip current risk increase by mid-week.
Coastal flooding: Minor coastal flooding is possible during high tide along the Gulf coast.

Florida cold front: How low will temperatures drop?

Use the slider bar on the right side of the map to compare low temperatures expected Tuesday, Nov. 19, to temps on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Florida weather: Daily high temperatures will drop as cold front arrives

Use the slider bar on the right side of the map to compare high temperatures expected Tuesday, Nov. 19, to temps on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Weather alerts issued in Florida

Watches and advisories:

Coastal flood advisory from 6 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. CST Tuesday.
High rip current risk through Wednesday afternoon.
High surf advisory from 9 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. CST Wednesday.

Forecast:

Monday: High 78
Tuesday: High 76; low 66
Wednesday: High 72; low 50
Thursday: High 63; low 49
Friday: High 62; low 48
Saturday: High 63; low 51

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Forecast:

Monday: High 78
Tuesday: High 77; low 68
Wednesday: High 77; low 47
Thursday: High 62; low 43
Friday: High 62; low 48
Saturday: High 64; low 44

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Forecast:

Monday: High 77
Tuesday: High 80; low 67
Wednesday: High 77; low 50
Thursday: High 64; low 47
Friday: High 63; low 45
Saturday: High 65; low 46

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Forecast:

Monday: High 76
Tuesday: High 81; low 69
Wednesday: High 79; low 53
Thursday: High 67; low 47
Friday: High 66; low 46
Saturday: High 66; low 49

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Forecast:

Monday: High 79
Tuesday: High 84; low 71
Wednesday: High 81; low 59
Thursday: High 71; low 49
Friday: High 70; low 49
Saturday: High 70; low 51

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Forecast:

Monday: High 79
Tuesday: High 84; low 69
Wednesday: High 81; low 60
Thursday: High 72; low 49
Friday: High 70; low 48
Saturday: High 71; low 50

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Forecast:

Monday: High 78
Tuesday: High 79; low 75
Wednesday: High 80; low 68
Thursday: High 72; low 59
Friday: High 71; low 58
Saturday: High 71; low 61

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Forecast:

Monday: High 83
Tuesday: High 83; low 71
Wednesday: High 81; low 63
Thursday: High 74; low 57
Friday: High 74; low 56
Saturday: High 73; low 55

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Forecast:

Monday: High 83
Tuesday: High 85; low 70
Wednesday: High 79; low 62
Thursday: High 72; low 53
Friday: High 73; low 51
Saturday: High 73; low 52

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Forecast:

Monday: High 82
Tuesday: High 82; low 72
Wednesday: High 79; low 62
Thursday: High 70; low 60
Friday: High 72; low 56
Saturday: High 70; low 55

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Golf roundup: Austin Smotherman plays ‘boring, simple’ to expand lead in Florida

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February 28, 2026

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Golf roundup: Austin Smotherman plays ‘boring, simple’ to expand lead in Florida

Austin Smotherman will carry a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Cognizant Classic at The Palm Beaches.

Smotherman followed his opening 62 with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday at PGA National’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. That brought him to 11 under, comfortably clear of Taylor Moore, who is in second after his second straight 4-under 67.

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“Yeah, leading a PGA Tour event, come on, pretty awesome,” Smotherman said.

Smotherman, 31, is in fine position for his first win on the PGA Tour since turning pro a decade ago. He has won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour, including last June.

Afterwards, he credited himself with playing “Austin Smotherman golf.” When asked what that meant, he responded, “as boring and simple as it can be.

“That’s what I want to do out there. I feel like I ball strike it good enough to have that kind of boring golf, a bunch of fairways ideally,” he said.

He suffered three bogeys Friday after a bogey-free opening round, but the key stretch for him after starting on the back nine was between Nos. 17 and 3. He birdied four holes in that stretch, starting with a 54-foot bomb at the par-3 17th hole.

“Anything under par I thought would have been (good) following up a round like yesterday, which was a special one,” he said, “and try not to get too far ahead of myself thinking I’m going to make every long putt I’m looking at, like kind of was the feeling yesterday, and then today I still make a 55-footer on 17.”

Moore overcame a bogey in each half of his round with three birdies on either nine, more than counterbalancing the rough patches to earn his second straight solid score.

“I think very different 67s,” Moore said when comparing his rounds. “I didn’t hit many fairways yesterday, kind of grinded a lot, had a couple chip-ins, which obviously helps. I thought I struck the ball much better today. Drove it in the fairways on the par-5s, I felt like. Yeah, still had a few up-and- downs, obviously, with the tough windy conditions this afternoon, but overall I thought it was solid.”

Canadian A.J. Ewart had the round of the day, a 64 that powered him to 7 under for the week. He’s tied with Colombia’s Nico Echavarria (72), and Joel Dahmen is in fifth at 6 under after a second consecutive 68.

Ewart, who played for nearby Barry University in college, came in with some familiarity.

“We used to come and watch this tournament when I was at school. I think I came up here twice, maybe three times and watched,” Ewart said. “I had never actually played the golf course, but I felt like I knew it just from watching it.”

Irishman Shane Lowry, one of the most recognizable players in the field, is in a large knot for sixth at 5 under after posting a 67. Defending champion Joe Highsmith made the cut on the number at even par.

Notable players who missed the cut included Webb Simpson (1 over), Gary Woodland (2 over), Matt Kuchar (2 over) and Canada’s Adam Hadwin (3 over).

Kim maintains narrow lead in Singapore

Auston Kim maintained a narrow lead over three seasoned competitors with a 3-under-par 69 on Friday at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore.

Kim carded five birdies and a double-bogey at the par-5 16th hole at Sentosa Golf Club to move to 9-under par, one shot ahead of major champions Minjee Lee of Australia (64 on Friday) and Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn (67) and three- time LPGA Tour winner Haeran Ryu of South Korea (68).

Lurking two shots back at 7-under in the no-cut event are Australia’s Hannah Green (66), Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen (68), Sweden’s Linn Grant (69) and England’s Mimi Rhodes (69).

Kim, an LPGA Tour member since 2024, has been knocking on the door of her first tour win. The American has eight finishes in the top 10 and was the runner-up at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship last season.

“I think just sticking to my process. I’m trying to earn each shot and win each shot and win each day,” Kim, 25, said of her strategy heading into the weekend. “I can put a hundred percent of my focus into every single shot and try my best to execute each time, I’ll do well.”

Lee soared into contention with an eagle at the par-4 second hole and six birdies in a bogey-free round.

“I think just I holed a few more putts out there,” Lee said of the difference between Friday’s play and her opening-round of 72. “I holed a few long ones and I also holed out for eagle on the second. That always helps the score.”

Jutanugarn had six birdies, including three straight from holes Nos. 5-7, and one bogey.

Ryu collected four birdies in a round free of bogeys, but not free from pain.

“Today, my neck was so bad and I cannot turn it around, it’s so hard, my neck,” Ryu said. “But yeah, golf is not perfect. I just think about it, just hit the fairway and the green. Yeah, that’s good for me. There’s a lot of birdies, and yeah, I’m so happy.”

Angel Yin matched Lee for the low round of the day with a 64 to move into a tie for ninth at 6-under.

Defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand (72) remained a 2-under posting four birdies and four bogeys.

World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand is tied for 33rd at 1-under after a round of 70.

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FuelFest kicks off at South Florida Fairgrounds this weekend

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February 27, 2026

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FuelFest kicks off at South Florida Fairgrounds this weekend

One of the hottest car shows in South Florida kicks off this weekend at the South Florida Fairgrounds. FuelFest Founder Cody Walker and actor and singer Tyrese Gibson joined CBS News Miami on Friday morning to break down what you can expect to see at the popular event.

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Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold named in Florida court filing

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February 27, 2026

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Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold named in Florida court filing

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was named in a Florida court order that is connected to a robbery and kidnapping case. Court records show that the robbery and kidnapping were allegedly orchestrated by 23-year-old Boakai Hilton, by an associate of Arnold, in retaliation for two robberies that happened at an Airbnb Arnold was renting in Largo.

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