NEXT Weather Alert: Freeze warning in effect for Miami-Dade, Broward counties as arctic air arrives

A freeze warning is in effect for parts of South Florida as the NEXT Weather Team tracks a significant arctic blast approaching the region.

Near-freezing real temperatures are being recorded across South Florida on Sunday. These are the coldest temperatures in South Florida in more than 15 years.

A freeze warning is in effect for the inland areas, with the only metro area to be impacted is southern Miami-Dade County west of Krome Ave. Looking at the information often with the second day after the front, the inland temperatures do get colder while the coastal areas get a little warmer due to the clear skies and lighter breeze.

Strong winds driving arctic winds are pushing the feels-like temperatures into the mid and upper 20s in Broward, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties. The winds will go calm at night, which allow frost to form on surfaces, even if the temperatures are a few degrees above freezing.

Sunny skies will push the temperatures up, but only to the low 50s by Sunday afternoon. 

The wind will push the feels-like temperatures back down on Monday morning into the mid-20s and upper-30s, which has triggered another Next Weather Alert Day for Monday morning.

A cold weather advisory has been issued for wind chills in the 20s; it will be a few degrees warmer than Sunday morning but still well below the advisory threshold.

It is too dry for snow in South Florida, but there is a possibility of snow in the Tampa Bay area on Sunday. There is also a band of snow coming south from west of Jacksonville; however, this is not associated with what might bring snow to Tampa.

South Florida is not expecting any frost since there will be enough of a breeze overnight into Monday to keep the air mixed and dry.

Miami should be around 40 degrees but inland areas will get colder; however, both areas will still be very dry. The only real concerns could be the agricultural areas that are under the freeze warning.

Another cold front is expected at the end of the week, but it does not look like South Florida will be cold enough for another NEXT Weather Alert to be issued.