Jacksonville, Fl — Tuesday morning tied the record number of consecutive freezes at JAX Airport at 8 as temperatures fell to the upper 20s.

While still below freezing it’s not as cold as the weekend. And First Alert Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says we’ll feel milder temperatures in the mid 60s today with lots of sunshine.

It gets even warmer on Wednesday before our next front approaches. Another inland freeze arrives Friday morning.

The weekend looks mostly sunny with cool mornings and mild afternoons.

The polar vortext that brought tremendous cold and even Southern snow is passing - so why does it take so long to restore power in some locations? And what’s up with Iguanas falling from trees in Florida? Fox’s Eben Brown reports from South Florida:

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