ORLANDO, Fla. — A much chillier airmass has settled across the state and will stick around for the next couple days as the jet stream remains positioned over northern Florida.

Although we had a sun-filled sky today, highs were stuck in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Under a clear and starry sky tonight, lows dip close to freezing in Marion County and into the mid to upper 30s and lower 40s elsewhere.

High pressure building across the eastern half of the U.S. is pushing cold air down over the peninsula and the chill isn’t going anywhere until Sunday.

We’ll wake up with patchy areas of frost with the best chances well north and west of I-4 and even in parts of Central and Southern Osceola County.

Dry air in the mid and upper levels of our atmosphere will provide us another sunny sky but daytime highs only warm into the low to mid-60s, well below averages in the mid-70s. We’ll see upper 30s and low 40s Saturday and Sunday morning before warmer air begins moving in our direction.

Our weekend sky will be blue with ample sunshine. Highs Saturday are in the mid to upper 60s, then warm into the upper 60s and lower 70s Sunday.

Dry conditions are with us Monday and Tuesday as highs climb back into the upper 70s and low 80s. A few clouds drift in and we may squeeze out an isolated shower late Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

Another cold front sweeps in Wednesday night into Thursday with increasing rain chances and another push of cooler air.

Beach and Boating Conditions

Poor to fair surfing conditions in the morning lean more poor in the afternoon with a small east-northeast swell and wave heights of only ankle to shin high. Even with lower wave heights, water action will be enough to keep our rip current threat moderate the next few days.

Sea surface temps are currently in the low 60s along the Flagler and Volusia County coasts, and in the upper 60s along the Brevard County coastline.