Florida weather forecast ranges from above-normal temps to near freezing. How low will it go?

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.

Well, it will in a few days.

A couple of cold fronts are approaching Florida. The first one is bringing with it plenty of rain for some locations, especially east-central portions of the state but not much difference in temperatures.

The second front is expected to arrive right before the weekend, sending temperatures down sharply for the last shopping weekend prior to Christmas.

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By Saturday morning, the “feels-like” temperatures will be in the upper 20s to low 30s in the Panhandle and Big Bend region, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Even in South Florida, temperatures are expected to drop into the upper 40s and 50s.

Before the really cold weather arrives later this week, expect more “typical” Florida weather: plenty of warmth, showers and even thunderstorms.

Cold fronts approaching Florida. How low will temps drop?

Panhandle, Big Bend

• Wednesday: First cold front approaching. Increased chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. “Locally strong thunderstorm or two capable of producing gusty winds and heavy downpours cannot be ruled out,” the Florida Division of Emergency Management said.

• Thursday: Drier and cooler conditions. High temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s across North Florida. Low temperatures Thursday night will fall into the upper 30s to middle 40s across the Panhandle.

• Friday: As cooler air continues to filter southward, isolated portions of the northern Panhandle Friday night could see temperatures near or at freezing.

• Saturday: High temperatures will remain in the middle to upper 50s across North Florida. Waking up Saturday morning, feels-like temperatures will be in the upper 20s to low 30s throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend, with portions of Northeast Florida and the Big Bend coastline seeing feels-like temperatures in the middle 30s. Low temperatures in the 30s can be expected throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend and extending into portions of Nature Coast Saturday night. Patchy frost will likely develop overnight and early Sunday morning across the region.

Florida Peninsula

• Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms expected, with greatest chances across east-central and southeast Florida. Locally strong thunderstorm possible and could bring flash flooding. Above-normal temperatures forecast. Low temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s can be expected across North Florida, middle to upper 60s across Central Florida and upper 60s to low 70s throughout South Florida and the Keys.

• Thursday: Drier and cooler conditions. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will linger through the daytime hours, mostly towards the East-Central and Southeast coasts. High temperatures throughout Central and South Florida will remain in the middle to upper 70s and low 80s on Thursday before the cooler air eventually pushes southward. Throughout North Florida on Friday, high temperatures will be in the middle to upper 60s. Cooler air will begin to make its way into Central Florida allowing for high temperatures to reach the low to middle 70s. South Florida will continue to see high temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. Low temperatures Thursday night will fall into the upper 40s to low 50s across the rest of North Florida, middle to upper 50s across Central Florida and 60s throughout South Florida.

• Friday: Low temperatures will remain in the middle to upper 30s. Patchy frost will likely develop overnight and early Saturday morning across the region. The interior Peninsula can anticipate low temperatures falling into the 40s through Lake Okeechobee, with coastal areas remaining in the upper 40s to low 50s.

• Saturday: Expect low to middle 60s across Central Florida and upper 60s to low 70s across South Florida. The rest of the state can anticipate low temperatures in middle to upper 50s and low 60s. Portions of the Panhandle can expect to see low temperatures near or below freezing Saturday night. North Florida and Central Florida can anticipate low temperatures in the 40s, with the East-Central coast in the low 50s. Throughout South Florida, low temperatures will range from the upper 40s across northern regions and 50s elsewhere. The Keys will remain in the low 60s.

Weather alerts issued in Florida

Highs Wednesday will “flirt” with record high temperatures in the upper 70s before a cold front moves in Thursday night, sending lows into the 30s, the National Weather Service Mobile said.

• Today: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3 p.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

• Friday night: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 10 mph.

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

• Sunday night: Clear, with a low around 43.

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Expect temperatures to remain above normal Thursday with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s before another cold front moves through Friday. Wind chills Friday night will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s area-wide, the National Weather Service Tallahassee said.

• Today: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

• Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2 a.m. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Thursday: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

• Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Friday night: Clear, with a low around 37.

• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

• Saturday night: Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34.

• Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57.

• Sunday night: Clear, with a low around 36.

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Expect a dry cold front to move through Friday afternoon, sending lows into the mid 30 to low 40s by daybreak Saturday, according to the National Weather Service Jacksonville. Patchy inland frost is possible.

• Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Widespread dense fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10 p.m. Areas of dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.

• Thursday: Areas of dense fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

• Thursday night: Patchy fog after 4 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

• Friday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

• Friday night: Clear, with a low around 42.

• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

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A series of cold fronts are forecast late this week. There is a limited threat of excessive cold, with wind chills potentially dipping into the upper 30s to lower 40s over the interior on Saturday and Sunday mornings, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne.

• Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Thursday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Friday night: Clear, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 10 mph.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Heavy rainfall could fall across portions of coastal Brevard County Wednesday. One or two more rounds of training storms and heavy shower activity could produce additional widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches, and locally high amounts of 4 inches or more, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne.

• Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

• Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

• Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Excessive rainfall along the Treasure Coast is possible Wednesday, bringing widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches, and locally high amounts of 4 inches or more, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne.

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

• Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

• Sunday night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph.

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Expect numerous to scattered showers Wednesday, bringing an additional 1 to 2 inches could fall between today and tonight with the heaviest amounts occurring over the eastern half of South Florida. Some areas along the east coast could see up to 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service Miami.

Low temperatures will drop into the mid 50s across the east coast metro areas Friday and Saturday nights. High temperatures on Saturday will rise into the lower 70s across the east coast metro areas.

• Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

• Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

• Thursday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.

• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 14 mph.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 16 mph.

• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy.

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Weather radar and forecast for Miami, Florida

• Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 11 mph.

• Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 a.m. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

• Thursday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 10 to 13 mph.

• Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 10 mph.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 13 mph.

• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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High temperatures today will generally range from around 80 along the east coast to the lower 80s across Southwest Florida through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Miami. High temperatures Saturday will only rise into the upper 60s in Southwest Florida.

• Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. Areas of fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

• Thursday: Areas of fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

• Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 9 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 10 mph.

• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 7 mph.

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

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Another warm day expected with highs in the low to mid 80s Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Tampa Bay. Highs a few degrees cooler in the upper 70s to lower 80s on Thursday before dropping into the 70s on Friday and the 60s to around 70 for the weekend.

Mild lows in the 60s over the next couple days gradually fall into the 50s to around 60 on Friday and the 30s and 40s for the weekend.

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

• Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light north northwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 6 mph.

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

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Expect highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s on Thursday before dropping into the 70s on Friday and the 60s to around 70 for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service Tampa Bay. Mild lows in the 60s over the next couple days gradually fall into the 50s to around 60 on Friday and the 30s and 40s for the weekend, then warm back into the 50s by mid week.

• Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 7 mph.

• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 11 mph.

• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 10 to 14 mph.

• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

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Above normal temperatures again today, with some locales reaching the lower 80s, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne. Coldest wind chills could hit the upper 30s to low 40s, especially west of Interstate 95, early Saturday and Sunday mornings.

• Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10 p.m. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Friday night: Clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 10 mph.

• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida weather forecast: 2 cold fronts coming for official winter