The cold front sweeping over Florida and the Gulf Coast is doing more than bringing a chill to the air — it’s steering any potential new storms away.

Florida fall is here, at least for the next *checks notes* day and a half. A cold front swept through yesterday, pushing down temperatures through the day and overnight, National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Close told Axios.

The first significant front of the season sweeps through Florida this week, bringing stable weather that will be good for recovery efforts.

Cooler, drier air is on the way to Florida just one week after Hurricane Milton brought widespread heavy rain and wind to the Tampa Bay area.

The first cold front of the season is here, and you may have felt it Thursday morning as temperatures dipped into the low 70s. While that doesn’t seem like much, it is some of the coolest weather since last April and May.