With the first cold blast of the new year, officials in Flagler and Volusia counties are getting a warm place to stay ready for those who need it.

Flagler County will activate its warming center for the first time in 2025 on both Friday and Saturday nights in anticipation of cold temperatures across the region.

The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours these two nights.

On Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 5 p.m., The Sheltering Tree will open a cold weather shelter. It will be set up at the Rock Transformation Center, located at 2200 North State Street in Bunnell. Organizers said anyone without heat during the upcoming cold snap is welcome there.

Matrix Community Outreach Center opened a cold weather shelter on Thursday, January 2 for any individual or family who is without sufficient heat. The shelter is located at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center on 361 N 10th Street,