Frost forecast for Brevard west of Interstate 95 as winter storm socks East Coast
In a rare occurrence, frost may form tonight across the Space Coast in rural, cooler locations west of Interstate 95, the National Weather Service reports.
The strong winter storm that is dumping significant snowfall across the eastern United States spawned an EF2 tornado Sunday near Fort Myers, destroying 27 homes and inflicting major damages on 24 more.
“We had a cold front that came through late (Sunday), preceded by a line of showers and thunderstorms. It’s a pretty strong front, and there will be some colder air and drier air that will filter down later today and into tonight," said Tim Sedlock, a meteorologist at the Melbourne NWS station.
“As we go further inland — especially anywhere rural west of I-95 — we could go out into the upper 30s. And it could be in the middle 30s in a couple of cooler spots. And we could see some patchy frost," Sedlock said.
“We continue to be in winter. But we haven't had a lot of winter-like weather so far this year," he said.
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Today's forecast only calls for a high near 64 in Melbourne and 61 in Titusville, with west winds gusting up to 25 mph. Tonight, the mercury should plummet near 41 along the coast.
A small craft advisory remains in effect for Atlantic waters, with offshore west winds of 25 to 30 knots and seas of 7 to 9 feet. Meteorologists also warn of choppy conditions on the Indian River Lagoon.
LifePointe Ministries will open a cold weather shelter today at 8:30 p.m. at the Titusville Civic Center, 4220 S. Hopkins Ave. For information, call 321-383-0254.
Tuesday's forecast for Melbourne calls for a high near 63 with sunny skies and north-northeast wind of 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures will drop around 47 Tuesday night with mostly clear skies.
Wednesday's high should reach a warmer 73 under mostly sunny skies, with a Wednesday night low around 56.
Rick Neale is the South Brevard Watchdog Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY (for more of his stories, click here.) Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @RickNeale1
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