Central Florida will experience a roller coaster ride in the weather over the next several days as temperatures are expected to soar to near record highs on Saturday, then tumble to near record lows by early next week.

The drop will bring the coldest weather the region has seen since mid-February.

“It will be a big change. It may catch some people off guard,” said Robert Haley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Melbourne. “We’ll go from pretty warm on Saturday to pretty cool on Tuesday.”

Saturday’s highs are expected to peak at 86 degrees, just three degrees shy of the record set a decade ago.

Then an unusual cold snap will blanket Central Florida, bringing teeth-chattering temperatures starting Monday when the thermometer will reach 66 degrees and then plummet to lo

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