You’ll need the layers for a bit longer as the frigid air lingers this week before the sunshine and 70s return!

After a rainy weekend, cold temperatures are sweeping across Central Florida — with the frigid air here to stay. Overnight, temperatures dropped into the 30s and 40s, setting us up for a chilly Monday morning. Freeze warnings were in effect for multiple counties as wind chills dropped as low as in the 20s. Those warnings expired at 10 a.m.

Central Florida’s culinary scene is in the spotlight as several local chefs and restaurants have been named semifinalists for the prestigious 2025 James Beard Awards.

Channel 9 is contacting county leaders around Central Florida to gather more details on shelters opening this week. Two cold-weather shelters will open on Thursday and Friday evenings, providing refuge for people experiencing homelessness. Doors will open at 6 p.m. to offer overnight shelter Thursday and Friday.

Temporary warming centers will be open on Thursday and Friday as near-freezing temperatures sweep through Central Florida. RELATED: Central Florida wind chills dip into the 20s, frigid rain covers the state All warming centers in Orange County will open at 5 p.m. and close at 9 a.m. the following morning.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Another cloudy, cold and dreary day is underway across Central Florida. Temperatures will remain well below normal, with highs today only warming to around the upper 40s and low 50s.

We have looked at schools across the Mid-Central Florida area and nominated 10 players for games played January 13-18. We ask you to vote for the Mid-Central Florida Boys Basketball Player of the Week.

South Forsyth hired James Thomson, Central Florida’s director of internal scouting, as its football coach Wednesday.

Saturday is National Florida Day and you better S-H-E-L-L-E-B-R-A-T-E!

Harbor House of Central Florida is hosting its 12th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event in Orlando in February.

The winners and runners up for both Teacher of the Year and Rookie of the Year, which honors teachers in the first year-and-a-half of their career, will be announced on Jan. 28 at an awards ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton Miami Airport and Convention Center.