The forecast bubble on the cover of the miami herald shows a speech bubble with a drop. (yes, more rain). And a temperature with a minimum of 6 degrees and a maximum of 11 for this post-Christmas Monday plus a surprise: On the morning of the 25th, sleet fell a little to the north.

For some, in Florida, this freezing Christmas came with “miracle”. Many residents of Brevard County in the east central part of the state woke up to sleet on their lawns and balconies.

Videos shared by Central Florida residents on social media show white layers of frost and ice chips, also known as sleet, falling from the sky onto their gardens.

It’s his fault storm elliot which afflicts almost all of the country except golden California, where on the weekend 24 degrees caressed the skin.

But in Florida the situation is different. “Frozen” iguanas fall out of trees. And people ask only one question: when is the heat coming back?

Elliot has already claimed the lives of 38 people and is the fiercest winter storm in decades. Tens of thousands of homes were left without electricity afterwards four days of polar winds affecting the center and east of the country.

The highest number of deaths were reported in New York state, as at least twelve people died from the snowstorm.

The extent of the storm it is unprecedentedand affects areas of the west central and eastern United States, according to CBS.

The meteorological phenomenon is known as a low-pressure pump, which can produce heavy rain or snow, coastal flooding, and hurricane-force winds.

You love me

The Miami Herald wondered this Monday in the main headline of its online site whether the most party-loving city in the United States has already broken cold records.

“We have some questions about the weather,” writes the paper. “Will it continue to get cold? Have we broken any records in South Florida yet? Is the heat coming back?

The answer is: Yes to everything.

The cold won’t last forever in Miami. But for now it continues.

Meteorologists predicted this Monday that we will have to continue using a blanket. And they advised: “If you must go out, wear a t-shirt and socks“.

In the suburbs further from the coast it is even colder with the mercury touching the four degrees. And the wind chill is even worse because of the blizzard and a drizzle that will come and go throughout Monday.

“Was Coldest Christmas on record in terms of high temperaturesthe weather service said on Twitter. “The last time we had high temperatures in this cold was 2010 in Miami, Naples and Fort Lauderdale and 1989 in Palm Beach.”

It was also the coldest December 25 since 1983 for cities including Miami, Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach.

When the heat returns

Since Tuesday, the thermometer has risen again in southern Florida, but slowly.

The maximum on Tuesday will be 21 degrees and from there it will start to rise. For Wednesday, the sky will open and the sun will appear.

By Thursday and Friday, on the eve of the New Year’s holidays, the mercury will return to that much desired 26 degrees with clear blue skies. But the nights will remain cool.

the rest of the country

Despite the fact that weather conditions have also improved in the rest of the country, more than 55 million people were still on alert for low temperatures on Monday.

The extreme climate, with snowfalls and temperatures down to 48 degrees below zero, caused thousands of flights to be cancelled and made many roads impassable during the busy holiday season of travel.

The NWS said temperatures in the central and eastern US were expected to return “to seasonal norms by the middle of next week.”

Clarin Editorial

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