Broward shelters to open as cold blast heads our way

Pull out your sweaters Sunday, as a cold blast is expected to hit South Florida.

The temperatures could get down to the low 40s in some parts of the region. Broward County has declared a one-day cold weather emergency from 6:30 p.m. Sunday until 10 a.m. Monday. Two shelters are slated to open to house homeless people.

It’s the second cold snap in recent months. Temperatures reached 48 degrees in Fort Lauderdale and 42 degrees in Palm Beach County on Nov. 29.

Most of Sunday should be mild, with possible scattered showers in the morning and dry weather in the afternoon, with the high around 74 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The forecast calls for temperatures to fall sharply at night, to the 50s around 8 p.m. and the 40s by 2 a.m. Monday. The beaches could get down to the mid-40s, while the areas closer to the Everglades should fall to the low 40s. Some parts of Palm Beach County, including Belle Glade, could fall into the high 30s.

The cold front will be brief, with temperatures expected to be in the 60s on Martin Luther King Jr. Day during the day and night.

Two cold weather shelters are expected to open Sunday in Broward County, at the Salvation Army at 1445 West Broward Boulevard Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, and the Broward Outreach Center, at 2056 Scott Street, Hollywood. The city is also picking up homeless people at Pompano Beach City Hall, 100 W. Atlantic Blvd., where they will be taken to one of the shelters. People needing shelter should arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. at one of the locations.

“However, if the weather forecast changes to predict warmer or colder conditions, cold weather emergency shelter nights may be cancelled or extended,” the county said in a statement.

Palm Beach County is expected to decide Sunday morning whether to open any shelters, spokeswoman Lisa De La Rionda said.

Miami-Dade County had not released plans for shelters as of Saturday evening.