South Florida faces another round of rain and flooding risk Friday before the season's first fall front brings cooler, drier weather this weekend.

A cold front is forecast to move south along the Florida peninsula in the coming days, but not before heat index could get near 100 in some areas.

The FOX 35 Storm Team has designated Friday as a Weather Impact Day, as multiple waves of heavy rain, gusty winds, ongoing flooding, rough surf and strong rip currents are expected.

It’s a quieter start to the weekend across most of South Florida, with scattered thunderstorms mostly confined to areas south of Alligator Alley today. For most

Florida is facing a few rough days of weather as the state braces for a brutal Nor'easter and powerful king tides, as well as impacts from strengthening Tropical Storm Jerry

It's typically not until early November when overnight low temperatures in South Florida dip below 70 degrees.

FORECAST: few showers across the area, turning to beautiful sunshine, lower humidity later today, dangerous beach conditions with high rip current risk and dangerous surf

A passing cold front will bring the Florida Panhandle its first glimpse of fall over the weekend. Highs will stick into the 70s and 80s but lows will drop into the mid-to-low 50s. These fall temperatures are fleeting but the National Weather Service says "real" fall is just around the corner.

Two Florida airports are the first to comply with a new Florida law banning flights with "weather modification or geoengineering equipment."

Rain totals for parts of South Florida are expected to reach 2 to 4 inches broadly, with up to 6 inches in some areas.

After months of hot and humid weather, punctuated by storms, the colder weather could be welcome to many but also usher in new areas of storm development