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Nov. 9: First Strong Cold Front of the Season to Leave South Florida in the 50s by the Weekend
South Florida is set for a significant cooldown as a cold front moves through late this week, which meteorologist Ana Torres-Vazquez with the National Weather Service in Miami notes will bring the "coolest air mass" of the season thus far.
A "quick-moving front" will pass through the region between Thursday and Friday, pushing south to usher in cooler, drier air while residents see high temperatures in the low to mid-80s before the shift.
According to AccuWeather meteorologist Nicholas Arman, temperatures will drop 10 to 15 degrees below historical averages on Friday and Saturday, with lows reaching the 50s on the Mainland and the 60s in the Keys.
Sunday morning will bring the coldest temperatures, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission notes that nonnative green iguanas can enter a state of torpor, appearing "frozen" when temperatures drop.
Into the weekend and early next week, rain chances will "drop to near zero," according to Torres-Vazquez, as morning temperatures bounce back by Monday with milder Atlantic air returning to the region.
The cold front in Florida arrives on Thursday and will bring lows of 57°F in Miami and 41°F in Jacksonville on the weekend, with dry air and gusts of wind.