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The first cold front of this autumn will bring a significant drop in temperatures to South Florida starting this weekend.
According to El Nuevo Herald, citing the National Weather Service (NWS), the system will move across the eastern United States and arrive in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area between Sunday and Monday, causing nighttime temperatures to drop to 16 degrees Celsius.
However, the most significant change will be felt on Tuesday morning, when temperatures could reach near 10 degrees Celsius, the lowest figure of the season.
The meteorologist George Rizzuto from the NWS explained to the news portal that "the coldest temperatures will be recorded between three and five in the morning on Tuesday."
On her part, Lissette González, weather presenter on CBS News Miami, stated that "many residents are excited about the change," although she reminded that the cold will be short-lived.
According to forecasts, the cooling will be brief. By Tuesday night and Wednesday, temperatures are expected to rise again to around 21 degrees Celsius, and by the end of the week, a return to values close to 26 degrees is anticipated.
The NWS explained that the cold front is associated with a low-pressure system extending from the northeastern coast of the United States to southern Florida, causing a temporary drop in temperatures across much of the state.
In other regions of Florida, the impact will be stronger. In Tallahassee, temperatures are expected to drop to as low as 1 degree Celsius, while in Gainesville, the thermometer could reach 2 degrees.
In Orlando and Tampa, temperatures will range between 5 and 10 degrees at the beginning of next week.
Before the change, conditions will remain warm, with daytime temperatures between 27 and 29 degrees and nighttime lows around 21 degrees, with no significant chance of rain.
Although this front will not bring extreme cold, it marks the beginning of the winter season in South Florida, where residents eagerly anticipate the first cool days after the long tropical summer each year.
This first cold front arrives in Florida after a particularly intense summer.
In July, the state experienced very sweltering weeks during the Northern Hemisphere summer, with temperatures reaching significant records in several areas of Florida.
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