The coming weekend will be warm, but after that, it’ll be sweater weather. A Canadian cold front will swoop over the eastern U.S. next Monday, dropping temperatures as low as the 40s in northern Florida, and maybe into the lower 50s in South Florida, forecasters say.
“Can’t say I remember a more impressive early cold season blast!!” wrote WFLA-TV meteorologist Jeff Berardelli on X.
Can’t say I remember a more impressive early cold season blast!! Early next week models advertise that temps will tumble 20 plus degrees below normal in the East, with freezing temps into the Deep South and 30s and 40s overtaking northern and central Florida. Meantime snow flakes… pic.twitter.com/0XCziERrBx
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) November 4, 2025
But will the chilly stuff reach South Florida?
The morning of Tuesday, Nov. 11, could be as cold as the low 50s in Fort Lauderdale, the Apple Weather app says, and in the low 60s overnight for a few days after that.
The Weather Channel and AccuWeather are both being a bit more conservative, forecasting lows of 57 overnight Monday to Tuesday along the coast in South Florida. Daytime temperatures could be in the mid-70s for a few days.
Western suburbs will be a tad cooler, with lows down to 54, said both weather services.
The average low on Nov. 11 in Fort Lauderdale is 70, according to WeatherSpark.
“A storm moving across the Northwest is forecast to dive into the Plains, pulling cold air south from Canada,” AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Expert Paul Pastelok explained. “This will be the first taste of wintry weather for millions, with a dramatic temperature drop and blustery winds.” The surge of chilly air could briefly reach parts of the Southeast, said Pastelok. “Temperatures will feel more like mid-December or even Christmastime in many places next week.”
Much of Florida will feel the chill by next Tuesday, Pastelok said. “The coldest morning in the pattern for the Southeast will be Tuesday morning.”
On Halloween last week, temperatures dipped down into the 50s as far south as Fort Lauderdale, said Bob Larson, AccuWeather meteorologist. “It should be on par with what you had last week, maybe a few degrees cooler. It’s too early in the game to know precisely,” Larson said.
The chill won’t last long in the southern tier of the state. Gradual warming should occur through the remainder of the week.
“The cold air that comes down is transient. It pushes right out,” said Larson. “That’s typical of early season cooldowns. They don’t last long,” he said.
By Thursday, daytime temperatures should be back into the 80s, Larson said.