Record heat that a freeze will break

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – I overheard within the newsroom Thursday morning, “There are two seasons in Florida: One is summer season, the opposite is February.” Francine, you bought that proper!

In accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service in Jacksonville, previous to the onset of the chilly climate on Thursday, the primary 19 days of February on the present Jacksonville Worldwide Airport location (since 1971) is ranked because the 2nd warmest begin for the month of February with a median temperature thus far of 64.1F (+7.4F above regular). Nonetheless, with the chilly blast coming the final eight days of the month, this “report” will doubtless fall out of the High 10 by the tip of this weekend.

That’s February for you.

However as all good issues do, the springtime heat has come to an finish. It’s, in spite of everything, nonetheless winter till Thursday, March 20 when spring formally begins.

As we shut out February, with one week left, the forecast is chilly with the coldest temperatures this month sinking into our area Friday morning.

For parts of Northeast Florida and coastal Southeast Georgia, a Chilly Climate Advisory is in impact starting at 1 a.m. Friday to 10 a.m. This implies very chilly wind chills as little as 20 levels are anticipated.

A Freeze Warning goes into impact at 2 a.m. Friday morning by means of 9 a.m. that means sub-freezing temperatures as little as 27 levels anticipated.

For parts of Southeast Georgia, the Freeze Warning goes into impact at 11 p.m. Thursday by means of 10 a.m. Friday. Whereas the Chilly Climate Advisory is from 1 a.m. Friday by means of 10 a.m.

Because the clouds transfer out, the chilly air drops in as a high-pressure system over the Carolinas settles in. The wind chills shall be felt by everybody within the area falling into the kids by early Friday morning throughout Southeast Georgia and into the 20s throughout Northeast Florida. Chilly airmass stays in place for Friday night time with one other mild freeze and widespread frost anticipated throughout inland Southeast Georgia by early Saturday morning.

Daytime highs shall be effectively beneath regular Thursday and Friday, solely reaching into the 40s and 50s.