How cold will it get? Arctic air arrives in Florida

Tampa weather | Tuesday forecast

FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says arctic air will keep temperatures low on Tuesday, with sunny and breezy conditions and highs in the 50s. The cold sticks around Wednesday and Thursday, with the high approaching 70 again on Friday.

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay area is feeling the cold as a blast of arctic air brings lower temperatures to Florida.

FOX 13 meteorologists say the front is still moving south on Tuesday, which will drop temps further and keep them low throughout the day.

Chilly weather will continue for much of the week, as well.

How low will temperatures drop?

Highs will only reach the 50s on Tuesday, meteorologists say.

FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says highs will stay in the 50s across the region on Tuesday afternoon, while wind will continue to be "a little bit of a nuisance."

Wind will continue making it feel colder outside, meteorologists say.

It will be another cold and crisp morning on Wednesday, according to Mills, with most areas waking up to lows in the 30s or lower 40s.

Morning lows will again drop to the 30s and 40s on Wednesday, meteorologists say.

"We're talking low 30s, right around the freezing mark, for areas north of the bay," Mills said, adding that the wind chill will be even lower.

It will feel cold on Wednesday morning with wind chills approaching the 20s in some spots.

A Freeze Warning will be in place for inland portions of Citrus County on Wednesday morning, as well.

A Freeze Warning will be in place for inland portions of Citrus County on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday afternoon should be slightly warmer, but still cool, with highs reaching the 60s in many spots.

Highs should return to the 60s in many areas Wednesday, but temperatures will stay well below average.

It will be a similar story on Thursday, with lows in the 30s and 40s while highs only reach the 60s.

We'll warm up a bit on Friday, with temperatures approaching 70 degrees, before another cold front brings more chilly air this weekend and into next week.