A sharp blast of cold air is set to bring freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills to the Treasure Coast early Friday, prompting a Freeze Warning and Cold Weather Advisory for much of east central Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Forecasters say a strong cold front moving through the region will usher in much colder and drier air overnight, with temperatures plunging into the 30s and, in some inland areas, below freezing. Wind chills are expected to dip into the 20s before sunrise Friday.
“The significant cooldown is on the way behind today’s cold front,” the weather service said in its forecast discussion early Thursday, noting that freezing temperatures and subfreezing wind chills are likely across much of the area Friday morning…