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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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Central Florida man arrested after Miami Beach hit-and-run crash leaves 2 pedestrians dead, police say
A central Florida man has been arrested after Miami Beach police say he hit and killed two pedestrians on Collins Avenue and then fled the scene on Wednesday night.
Miami Beach police said that around 9:07 p.m., a black Nissan Sentra, which was being driven by Adan Negron-Morris, 42, of Lakeland, was spotted heading eastbound on 71st Street toward Collins Avenue in a reckless manner, and without the vehicle’s headlights on.
Negron-Mossis ended up speeding past a Miami Beach police officer who was conducting a high-visibility patrol detail in the area of Indian Creek Drive, and that officer was attempting to respond just as several 911 calls were being made about a reckless driver in the area, police said.
Negron-Morris then turned left onto Collins Avenue, and police said he eventually hit two pedestrians at the intersection of 73rd Street and Collins Avenue.
Miami Beach police said the vehicle continued to 74th Street and Collins Avenue and came to a stop. At that point, police said Negron-Morris got out of the car and fled into a nearby Walgreens.
Witnesses were able to direct responding police officers to Negron-Morris’s location, and he was taken into custody.
Police said that oofficers in the area immediately began to render aid to the two pedestrians who were hit until Miami beach Fire Rescue could arrive at the scene. Both victims were then rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, where they later died.
Miami Beach police said that a DUI investigation was immediately launched after the incident, and Negron-Morris was taken to the Miami Beach Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division.
Negron-Morris has since been charged with leaving the scene of a crash with death and vehicular manslaughter.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked some of Florida’s top law enforcement officials Thursday, criticizing their calls to Congress and President Donald Trump to work on a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants.
“This idea that unless you’re an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it’s also not good policy,” DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
[WATCH: State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting (via The Florida Channel)]
On Monday, the State Immigration Enforcement Council, a group of local law enforcement officials who were appointed to advise the State Board of Immigration Enforcement on illegal immigration enforcement, decided to send a letter to federal government officials asking them to work on a path to citizenship for noncriminal undocumented immigrants who pay a fine.
“My job as governor is to do what’s best for the people, not what any one person who gets elected in one county thinks,” DeSantis said.
[WATCH: DeSantis unveils an aggressive immigration and border security policy (from 2023)]
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, chair of the council, said Monday that immigrants who aren’t criminals should be able to stay in the country, under certain conditions. Other council members, like Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell, agreed with him.
“What’s right’s right, and what’s not’s not,” Gualtieri said at the meeting, “And going after the mom, who’s got three kids, who’s just trying to make a living, who’s been here for 15 years…that isn’t right, and they do need to fix it.”
DeSantis said Florida has become the national standard for illegal immigration enforcement after enacting legislation and pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into law enforcement, state-run detention facilities, and working directly with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Who does (border czar) Tom Homan cite as the way to do this? He cites Florida without hesitation,” DeSantis said. “We’ve got to keep the momentum going, we certainly don’t want to backtrack on this.”
Judd and Gualtieri, two of the four sheriffs on the council, have consulted DeSantis and the legislature over the past couple of years about local law enforcement’s role in illegal immigration enforcement.
[WATCH: DeSantis outlines immigration priorities ahead of Trump’s new presidency (from 2025)]
The switch to advocating for a path for citizenship is a 180-degree turn for Judd. Last year in a council meeting, Judd asked Trump to sign more executive orders to allow state law enforcement to expedite the removal of undocumented immigrants, including those who do not have removal orders or criminal records.
But on Monday, Judd suggested writing a letter to elected officials, including Trump, the Speaker of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and federal agencies to work on a path to citizenship.
All council members except Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, who was not at the meeting, agreed.
“There are those here that are working hard, they have kids in college, are in school, they’re going to church on Sunday, they’re not violating the law, and they’re living the American dream,” Judd told council members.
After receiving backlash for his comments, at a press conference the day after the meeting, Judd said he heard from sheriffs across the state who called him in support.
The sheriff, who stood his ground and again called for the federal government to work on a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants, calling it “common sense.”
“They’re not a drag on society. In fact, they’re helping society. We need to find a path for them,” Judd said.
[WATCH: Sheriff Judd calls on feds to pull back mass deportation campaign]
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