Near-record heat on New Year's Day ahead of next cold front

ORLANDO, Fla. - The new year will start off hot and steamy in Central Florida. 

"84 degrees today. Mostly sunny skies with breezy wind out of the south at 5 to 15 mph," said FOX 35 meteorologist Kristin Giannas.

We'll make it to 83 in Titusville and Ocala, 82 in Leesburg and 84 in Sanford.

The record for January 1 was set in 2016, when Leesburg hit 84 degrees.

Don't get too used to the heat though: a cold front is coming right behind it. The front will move over Central Florida on Sunday.

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"Behind this front, much colder air. So we're looking at wake-up temperatures Monday morning in the 40s."

Afternoon highs will stay in the 60s for a couple of days so it will be sunny and cool for the first full work week of 2021 before we slowly warm back up.

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