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(CNN Spanish) --
Cold weather is relative to where you are, right?
An icy wind chill in Minneapolis could be a heat wave.
People in the northeast are being impacted by a big nine storm.
And as far south as South Florida to South Beach, Saturday's high will be a frigid 15 degrees Celsius (60°F), according to the National Weather Service.
And Sunday?
Forget this.
On Sunday morning in West Palm Beach, the temperature will be 2°C (36°F), with a wind chill of 0°C (32°F), forecasters say.
Other places in South Florida expect temperatures so cold that meteorologists are even predicting the "only in Florida" weather calamity known as: the iguana drop.
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"Much of the state will remain mostly clear and cold tonight with the possibility of scattered or isolated iguanas falling from trees due to sub-zero temperatures that may temporarily cripple them," according to the Weather Prediction Center.
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The key word is "temporarily", as the rain reptiles usually reactivate when the heat returns.
It may be in the 50s, 60s, & 70s today, but winter comes for FL/South GA this weekend.
A variety of wind chill advisories/watches and freeze watches are out for this area.
Some of our iguana friends down there go dormant in such conditions and could take a tumble.
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— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) January 28, 2022
Bitter Arctic air could bring the coldest temperatures in more than a decade to Miami on Sunday morning.
Freeze watches and warnings are in effect for much of the state on Saturday night.
Wind chill advisories reach as far as Key Largo.
The cold winds will reach the northern part of the state until almost freezing in Miami.
Freeze warnings are in effect for about 10 million people in Florida, including Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Melbourne.
Affiliate WPLG reports that homeless advocates are warning people that it is not safe to sleep in cars or on the streets this weekend.
Fire officials are advising people on the safe use of space heaters and not using the oven for heating.
Farmers are hoping the low temperatures won't be severe or long-lasting enough to damage crops, reports affiliate WSVN.