Get ready for a wet, cool weekend across Florida.
Yes, a cold front is moving through the state this weekend. And no, you’re not mistaken; it is still Florida, in February, the time of year when air conditioners are usually coming out of their brief — think days — hibernation.
Rain in the forecast for the weekend could even impact the Daytona 500 since downpours will be focused primarily on the Florida Peninsula, sparing most of the Panhandle, according to AccuWeather .
Two to three inches of rain is exp ected over the weekend in a swath across Central Florida that includes Daytona Beach, according to the National Weather Service, Tampa Bay.
Here’s what we can expect this weekend.
Florida weather forecast: Cooler temperatures, rain
A cold front is expected to impact the state over the weekend with a ” notable drop in temperatures and soaking rains,” according to the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network .
Showers are possible starting Friday in some locations, before the front sweeps through the Florida Peninsula over the weekend.