Anticipating an influx of people seeking a warm place to spend the night, homeless shelters across the region rushed Monday to add more beds as an unseasonable blast of arctic air is expected to bring frigid temperatures and bust decades-old records.

Outdoor thermometers were forecast to plunge to 37 degrees by early Tuesday morning at the Orlando International Airport, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. If so, it would break the record of 39 degrees for Nov. 11 set in 1932.

And it will feel much colder, as expected wind gusts of up to 25 mph will make it seem as if the temperatures are in the low 30s or upper 20s, according to weather forecasters.

Tuesday’s highs are expected to reach into the mid 50s amid sunny skies. But it will continue to feel colder than the t

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