Watching the Gulf Next Week
An area of low pressure is expected to form near the Yucatan Peninsula this weekend, and the National Hurricane Center says it has a “medium” chance of developing into a tropical depression early next week. Too Early for What and Where Several cluster of thunderstorms were seen on satellite data Friday morning in the western […]
Development Near Yucatan Peninsula Possible This Weekend
The National Hurricane Center says a disturbance north of Honduras may gradually develop into a tropical cyclone this weekend or early next week. Not much was happening in the designated area Tuesday, but forecast data suggests tropical moisture will become better organized this weekend and a broad area of low pressure may form. […]
Unusual, but Brief Dry Spell on the Way
Comfortable temperatures and dry weather is not something Floridians experience very often in June. Thanks to this week’s unusual front, that’s just what’s in the forecast heading into the weekend. Evidence of the air mass change was already noticeable in north Florida. Check out these below average temps across #NFla right now. Couple those w/ much drier air […]
Staggering Totals from This Week’s Soaking
It finally quit raining in Florida. The first week of “rainy season” certainly lived up to the billing. The first week of Florida's rainy season was…well? Wet. #flwx pic.twitter.com/71Ijs0aNCe — Jeff Huffman (@HuffmanHeadsUp) June 9, 2017 Several Florida cities recorded more rain in the past seven days than the prior four or five months combined.
“Season” is Here
The first outlook (of the season) from the National Hurricane Center is for no tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic Basin over the next five days. However, advisories are being issued for Tropical Depression Two in the Eastern Pacific. TD Two is expected to weaken as it moves inland across southeast Mexico later today. Heavy […]
Conditions Even Worse for Fires in Florida This Weekend
Conditions are favorable for the rapid spread of wildfires across Florida this weekend. On Saturday, a Red Flag Warning was issued for all of east-central and northeast Florida. Strong winds and low humidity were observed in these areas, which prompted the National Weather Service to issue the warning. Relative humidity values were at less than […]
Beneficial Rain Missed Florida’s Driest Areas
Recent downpours may have helped fire fighting efforts in some sections of the state, but the drought is likely to persist for the next few weeks. Only “near normal” rainfall is forecast through the end of May, which is typically one of the drier months of the year in Florida. Florida’s rainy season kicks off […]
Squall Line to Sweep through the Sunshine State
