Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 -- 11 a.m.

Our active weather pattern continues today as another cold front moves through Central Florida. Considerable clouds and breezy, southerly winds will start the day as the front approaches the Panhandle.

Showers and isolated storms will begin to push through the area after 1 p.m., starting with Marion and Sumter counties. No severe weather is expected, as dynamics remain weak. Locally heavy downpours and gusty winds will be the biggest concerns.

The bulk of the rain will clear out by this evening. Skies will break up overnight, staying partly cloudy. Breezy winds will move in behind the front, ushering in colder air. Low temperatures will drop into the low to mid-40s.

The big change in cold weather will be tomorrow afternoon and evening. Brisk, northwesterly winds will bring a surge of very cold air across the peninsula. Even though skies will be mostly sunny, high temperatures will only climb into the mid- to upper 50s, almost 20 degrees below normal.

Thursday morning, many areas will be at or below freezing, with wind chills in the upper teens.

Before the region gets a chance to warm up, another cold front approaches Friday into Saturday. A quick break in the rain is expected for the Daytona 500, before yet another front moves in Monday.

Needless to say, our active weather pattern continues, and unusually cold weather will hang around for the next week.