The cold spell will be short-lived, as South Florida begins a gradual warm-up on Saturday. Winds will shift from the northeast to the east, allowing a warmer airmass to move into the area. By Saturday night, low temperatures will feel much more comfortable compared to tonight's sharp chill.

Cold fronts are expected this week in South Florida, meaning high temperatures will stay in the 60s and 70s with lows in the 50s and even 40s in some areas.

The cold weather pushed the City of West Palm Beach to cancel the popular Clematis by Night event with temperatures dropping to 54 degrees by 9 p.m. Thursday.

Around 40 million people in the U.S. are under a winter storm warning from an unusual blast of severe cold weather and snow across the South.

Another cold front is heading toward South Florida, and it should bring low temperatures down to the 50s and keep highs in the low 70s, creating pleasant conditions.

South Florida, seemingly, is stuck on chill. A week after Miami and Fort Lauderdale were hit with the coldest temperatures in about two years, another cold front has cleared the area, allowing north winds to bring a dose of cool weather.

Tuesday’s high of 75 will drop a degree each day into the weekend, with 74 Wednesday, 73 Thursday and 72 Friday. Winds from the south resume and bring back the warmth, and a slight chance of showers. Temerpatures will hit 80 Saturday and 82 Sunday, Warren said.

An arctic air mass will channel temperatures 20-30 degrees below already historically cold January averages. The South braced for a rare winter storm.

This past week’s cold snap, with images of snow in north Florida, has stirred memories of that moment decades ago when South Florida itself experienced a rare snow show.