Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Outlook
It might behoove Floridians to stay closer to home this Thanksgiving holiday. High pressure is in control and near-ideal outdoor conditions are expected for most of the state through the weekend. The only concern will be for beach-goers and boating enthusiasts on the Atlantic Coast, where rough surf and an elevated rip current risk will […]
Brief Bout of Below Normal Temperatures
The coldest air of the fall season has swept across the state in the wake of the weekend front. However, when you consider how warm this season has been so far, this isn’t saying much. For the first time in many weeks, temperatures will actually fall below the seasonal norms through Tuesday. Frost is even possible Monday […]
Rough Boating Conditions in Wake of Sunday’s Front
[jwplayer mediaid=”17030″] A seasonably strong autumn front will be sweeping across the state Sunday night. In its wake, gusty north winds will lead to adverse boating conditions across most coastal waters of Florida through Wednesday. Small Craft Advisories have been issued for all coastal waters north of I-4 through Monday. The advisories go in effect further […]
Kate Out to Sea, Strong Fall Front Arrives Friday
Tropical Storm Kate has become the strongest November storm in the Atlantic since 2010 – but is no threat to Florida. Currently accelerating to the northeast, the storm is expected to pass between Bermuda and the Eastern U.S. coast on Wednesday as a category 1 hurricane. After that time, it will merge with the frontal […]
Tropical Storm Kate No Match for Florida Front
Kate, the eleventh Tropical Storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, formed early Monday morning. Tropical Storm Kate is expected to strengthen, but the National Hurricane Center is projecting a harmless turn out to sea over the next 72 hours, away from Florida. The storm has the potential to become a strong tropical storm or […]
El Niño Effects in Florida Not Far Away
It rained most of the day in north Florida Sunday. It was also cloudy and rainy for several hours in a row on Monday. If history is any clue, there will be many more days like this than Floridians are used to in the coming months. Normally during the cool season (November – April), the majority of the […]
Week of Record Warmth in Florida Ends Sunday
More than 50 records have either been tied or broken in Florida over the past seven days. It’s a streak of warmth that, in some cities, was unprecedented for November. All-time record highs were broken for the month in Tallahassee, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Daytona Beach and Naples. This all changes Sunday and Monday as, […]
Unprecedented November Warmth Likely to Continue
It’s really warm across the state this week. So warm that the all-time warmest temperatures for the month of November were recorded in Jacksonville on Sunday (89°), then in Daytona Beach (90°) and Tallahassee (89°) on Monday. Several other cities have tied or set new daily record highs since Saturday, including cities like Tampa, Naples, […]
