Thanksgiving is hours away, and for Florida residents and visitors, the holiday promises a few changes from above-normal temperatures.
A cold front is expected to move through the Panhandle and Big Bend areas into Wednesday, Nov. 26, before reaching South Florida and clearing the state on Thanksgiving, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
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As the front moves through, expect breezy, dry conditions. Wind gusts could reach 20 to 25 mph and even close to 30 mph at times.
Cooler temperatures are forecast across the state starting Thanksgiving and into Black Friday as the front moves through.
Patchy frost or even a light freeze are possible Thursday night into Friday morning as temperatures fall across North Florida. Wind chills will be several degrees below freezing early Friday morning and early Saturday morning across the region, according to the National Weather Service Tallahassee.
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Thanksgiving night will be the coldest night as low temperatures will fall near or below freezing — 32-34-degrees — across the I-10 corridor, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Clear skies may allow for instances of patchy frost by sunrise Friday morning, and frost advisories may be issued.
The rest of North Florida will see low temperatures in the middle to upper 30s and lower 40s. Central Florida will have low temperatures in the middle to upper 40s and South Florida will see low temperatures in the 50s and 60s.
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There’s an elevated fire danger on Thanksgiving due to low relative humidity and and ongoing drought, according to the National Weather Service Tallahassee.
Red flag warnings may be needed on Thanksgiving for portions of North Florida as dry conditions combine with gusty winds to bring a fire danger to the area.
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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Frost, freezing temps in Florida for Thanksgiving? See the forecast
Reporting by Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Tallahassee Democrat
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