Cold in Miami: How long will it last?

White sandy beaches, warm seas and lots of sunshine. There’s a reason the first mental image we usually have of Miami is this. The city of the sun received its nickname precisely because it is usually summer here for eleven months of the year and the cold weather is very moderate.

For that every time the temperature drops a little it’s a new. It may be a little disappointing for tourists who always come looking for the beach, but it certainly pleases the locals who take advantage of the very rare cold days (or at least the days when it is not hot, which does not is not necessarily the same thing) to wear the clothes they like, and even do the winter “show” with long queues in cafeterias waiting for a hot chocolate.

This weekend, temperatures were expected to drop in South Florida, but the cold front was delayed and Saturday and Sunday averaged 28 degrees Celsius. However, towards the end of Sunday, there were squalls of rain and strong winds that caused the temperature to drop significantly within hours.

Monday mornings in areas away from the coast like Homestead (the southernmost municipality in Miami Dade County, bordering the start of the Florida Keys) Monday morning, waking up to less than 10 degrees Celsius. Further towards the coast, the lowest temperature was 11 degrees.

As the day progresses and the sun rises, the weather warms up, but a maximum temperature of just over 20 degrees Celsius is expected, nearly ten degrees cooler than there is a day.

Towards night, the temperature will drop again, so Tuesday will become cold again. But winter won’t go any further in Miami, as high temperatures are expected again on Wednesday. Although there are officially about two months of winter left, the reality is that there are usually no cold fronts in Miami after the first half of February. December and January are usually the coldest months, and if anything in early February, you can see cold days. This is why it will probably be the last front that will allow Miamians to take out their coats, until next winter.

The reality is different in the rest of the country where there are still many weeks of low temperatures. Two consecutive storms will bring heavy snowfall, flooding and extreme weather to the country.

In the northern part of the midwestern part of the country, heavy snowfall is expected between Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving at least six inches of snowpack. Particularly in the Dakotas and Minnesota, a lot of wind is also expected which, in addition to keeping the temperature below zero, will complicate air traffic in this area of ​​the country.

In the southeastern part of the country, another winter storm will bring a snowfall that will leave about two inches of accumulated snow (which for an area not so used to dealing with snow can be a lot).

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