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Above normal temperatures followed by first frost warning of the season

Get ready for a wild ride when it comes to Florida temperatures.

Above normal temperatures are expected for Thanksgiving, followed by the coldest temperatures of the season and the possibility of frost warnings Sunday evening, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

If you are among the millions traveling for Thanksgiving This year, remember to be patient.

Rain and snow could affect the United States, from Colorado to Maine, this week.

Travel disruptions are possible as a storm moves steadily eastward during peak travel Wednesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service announced Tuesday afternoon.

There is better news when it comes to the tropics. Just days before the official end of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. no tropical activity is planned over the next seven days.

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Eighty million people expected to travel for the holidays. More than 4 million are expected to hit the road in Florida.

Here is the latest update from the NHC as of 7 a.m., Wednesday, November 27:

What is the weather forecast for Thanksgiving in Florida?

Above normal temperatures are expected across Florida for Thanksgiving Day 2024.Above normal temperatures are expected across Florida for Thanksgiving Day 2024.

Above normal temperatures are expected across Florida for Thanksgiving Day 2024.

Prepare for a series of cold fronts to move across Florida over the next few days, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The coldest temperatures of the season are expected to arrive late this weekend and early next week, with the first frost in the region likely for the Panhandle and Big Bend Sunday evening.

Temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s and 30s Sunday and Monday morning in North Florida, emergency management said.

But first, expect above-normal temperatures through midweek, followed by possible strong to severe thunderstorms along the Interstate 10 corridor on Thanksgiving Day along a front cold. Conditions will be drier afterward, but this could increase the risk of fires over the weekend and into early December.

Tuesday to Friday: Temperatures will continue their warming trend through Thanksgiving and will be above normal for this time of year. High temperatures are expected to climb into the mid 70s and low 80s across the state, with parts of South Florida seeing high temperatures near the mid 80s on Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday night, cooler air is expected to move in behind a cold front. Friday night, low temperatures will fall into the 30s to 40s across the Panhandle and the rest of North Florida, and there is a chance for scattered frosts to develop along parts of the northern Panhandle early Saturday morning. Central Florida will see low temperatures return to the 40s and 50s and South Florida can expect low temperatures in the 60s and 70s.

On the night of December 1, 2024, the first frost of the season will likely develop as low temperatures throughout the I-10 corridor fall near and below freezing (30-34 degrees).On the night of December 1, 2024, the first frost of the season will likely develop as low temperatures throughout the I-10 corridor fall near and below freezing (30-34 degrees).

On the night of December 1, 2024, the first frost of the season will likely develop as low temperatures throughout the I-10 corridor fall near and below freezing (30-34 degrees).

Saturday-Monday: Temperatures felt Saturday morning are expected to be near or below freezing (30-34 degrees) across the Panhandle and western Big Bend. The coldest temperatures of the season will arrive late this weekend and early next week, particularly in North Florida, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Below normal temperatures can be expected throughout the remainder of the weekend, and particularly early next week.

High temperatures Saturday and Sunday will reach the upper 50s to mid 60s in North Florida, the upper 60s to mid 70s in Central Florida and the upper 70s to low 80s in the South of Florida Saturday and Sunday.

High temperatures Monday will reach the mid 50s in North Florida, low and 60s in Central Florida and the 60s and 70s in South Florida.

Parts of the western Panhandle will experience low temperatures Saturday evening falling near or just below freezing (30-32 degrees) and there is a risk of freezing in places. The rest of North Florida can expect low temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees Saturday evening.

With a light wind, temperatures Sunday morning will be much cooler than they are. Temperatures felt Sunday morning will be between 20 and 30 degrees (28-32 degrees) across much of the Panhandle and Big Bend, with temperatures between 30 and 30 degrees along the coast and in the Suwannee Valley. . Across the rest of the state, low temperatures will fall into the 40s and 50s in Central Florida and the 50s and 60s in South Florida.

Overnight Sunday, the first frost of the season will likely develop as low temperatures throughout the I-10 corridor fall near and below freezing (30-34 degrees). A Freeze Warning will likely be issued for several interior locations in the I-10 corridor and widespread freezing will be possible.

Temperatures felt early Monday morning will fall into the 20s to 30s throughout North Florida, 30s to 30s across the Northern Peninsula and Natural Coast, and 30s to 30s across inland Central Florida heading from Lake Okeechobee.

Traveling for Thanksgiving? US weather forecast says rain, snow could cause delays

Significant disruptions in travel are expected for tens of millions of people to hit the roads and air, even in areas where rain and thunderstorms occur instead of snow,” according to AccuWeather, with the worst conditions centered in Colorado.

As the storm moves east, it will pick up more moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and later the Atlantic.

“How much the storm strengthens to the east will determine not only its northerly direction, but also the approximate boundary between rain and snow and whether the snow struggles to accumulate or accumulates enough to create slippery travel,” AccuWeather said.

Rain is forecast fall along and south of the Ohio River and southern Appalachians from Wednesday evening through Thanksgiving and permeate much of the I-95 corridor of the mid-Atlantic and central and southern New England with Thursday to Thursday evening.

Another risk will be severe to locally severe thunderstorms from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Wednesday evening to Georgia, northern Florida and the Carolinas on Thursday.

Tropical weather forecast from the National Hurricane Center

There is currently no disturbance in the Atlantic basin, and no tropical cyclone is expected over the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

That doesn’t mean we’re in the clear for the year. Tropical storms and even hurricanes can develop at any timeBut the chances historically decrease sharply towards the end of the month.

THE National Hurricane Center will stop publishing its twice-daily tropical outlook Saturday, November 30, but it will resume activity if forecasters spot something we should know about.

The Atlantic Basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Countdown: When does hurricane season end?

The official Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, although tropical systems can develop at any time.

Will Florida, USA experience another hurricane or tropical storm this year?

When a tropical or subtropical storm is possible early Decemberimpacts to the United States from additional tropical storms or hurricanes are very unlikely for the remainder of the year.

Florida hit by 3 hurricanes in 2024

There have been 15 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, as of November 25, 2024.There have been 15 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, as of November 25, 2024.

There have been 15 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, as of November 25, 2024.

The 2024 hurricane season is one Florida would rather forget, even though cleanup efforts will continue for months, if not years.

Florida was hit by three hurricanes this year, tying the record for the most hurricanes to hit the state in a single year.

This year is tied with 1871, 1886, 1964, 2004 and 2005 for the most hurricanes making landfall in Florida ever recorded in a single season, according to Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Florida State University. Colorado, specializing in seasonal hurricane forecasts in the Atlantic basin.

If there’s a silver lining to this season, it’s that we’ve had plenty fewer storms than previous forecasts predictedd. These forecasts predicted that the average number of storms could be more than double in 2024.

On average, there are 14 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season. As of November 26, there have been 18 named storms.

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This article originally appeared in the Daytona Beach News-Journal: Florida Weather: Frost and freeze warning could arrive in early December