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Cooler Thursday as Temperatures Dip Entering the Weekend

Overnight rains will give way to gradually clearing skies on Thursday and a much cooler environment.

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South Florida will be feeling much cooler on Thursday thanks to the latest front that brought some wet weather to the area.

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Showers and storms arrived late Wednesday night and continued into the overnight hours across the area.

The second part comes Thursday as the cold front comes through and brings more comfortable and unseasonably cooler temperatures, with lows in the lower 50s in parts of the area starting Friday morning and into the weekend.

In preparation for the cold temperatures, Broward County issued a one-day Cold Weather Emergency from 6 p.m. Thursday until 10 a.m. Friday. People who are homeless are advised to report to designated pick-up and/or shelter locations for transportation or access to cold-night shelters.

Pick-up spots:

  • Salvation Army
    1445 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL (6:30 p.m.)
  • Northeaster Transit Center
    Corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Dixie Highway, Pompano Beach, FL (6:30 P.M.)

Shelters:

  • Broward Outreach Center
    2056 Scott Street, Hollywood, FL
  • Salvation Army
    1445 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Central Homeless Assistance Center
    920 N. W. 7th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • North Homeless Assistance Center
    1700 Blount Road, Pompano Beach, FL

Warmer temperatures arrive starting in the early parts of next week with highs back into the 80s by Tuesday morning.

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