FLORIDA — After a very brief warm-up, Florida is staring down another cold shot, with forecasters warning that peak wind chills will arrive Friday morning around 7:00 a.m. The wind chill map shared in the provided data shows a broad sweep of uncomfortable air across the state, with the coldest “feels-like” numbers centered in North Florida and the chill extending well into the peninsula.
The headline message is simple: don’t let the next cold blast catch you off guard. Even for Floridians used to winter warm spells, this setup signals a fast drop back into a wind-driven cold that can feel sharper than the actual temperature.
Where Friday’s coldest wind chills are expected
The lowest wind chills shown on the map appear across North Florida and the I-10 corridor. Tallahassee is shown at 21°F and Lake City is also shown at 21°F, placing that region at the center of the coldest morning conditions. Jacksonville is shown at 23°F, while Ocala is shown at 23°F, reinforcing that the northern half of the state could feel more like a deep-winter morning than a typical Florida daybreak.
Along the Panhandle and nearby areas, Panama City is shown at 30°F, while Daytona Beach is shown at 27°F. On the Gulf side, Crystal River is shown at 27°F, adding another pocket of late-week chill to the Nature Coast.
Central Florida drops back into the 20s and 30s
Central Florida also takes a hit on this map, especially when wind is factored in. The Friday morning wind chill values shown include Orlando at 29°F, Lakeland at 29°F, and Wesley Chapel at 29°F, all hovering at or just below the freezing mark in “feels-like” terms…