The latest forecasts spare Florida from any snow or sleet but "bitterly cold temperatures" are coming behind the front.

Temperatures in some locations around Florida dropped almost 30 degrees over the last 24 hours.

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a freeze warning for parts of Central Florida for overnight into Tuesday morning with forecast temperatures expected to fall into the lower 30s.

The front moves into Central Florida from the northwest to the southeast, bringing scattered showers (30–50%) and gusty winds. Winds turn breezy from the west and northwest in the afternoon, gusting up to 25 mph.

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Okeechobee County woke to a cold start Tuesday, with temperatures in the low 40s and wind chills just above freezing.