Florida Weather

[frankthetank]

So is this a 5 year event, 10 year event??? I say this because the -26F i had last week in Wisconsin was last reached 10 years prior...

Not sure what Key Largo was at, but i didn't see any frost on the hot little Mustang rental i have (its actually a crappy car, i'd rather have a focus). Heading back up to Fort Lauderdale this afternoon for a few more nights. Can't get enough of I95

[Bocadude85]

Well it did not make it to freezing at my house Palmetto and Powerline in Boca Raton... lowest temp I recorded was 40 F

[jinftl]

Official low temps last night across se fl:

West Palm Beach 35
Fort Lauerdale 41
Miami 43

All in all, temps didn't get quite as cold across most of Miami-Dade and Broward as originally forecast (37-41 was forecast across immediate coastal locations).

[HURAKAN]

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

The freeze this morning made chunks of my grass look brown and dead
It did some damage to the yard- mainly to the grass.

[jinftl]

Warm-up has begun in earnest!!! Temps in the 50s north and central and low 60s southeast and keys. Most places 10+ deg warmer than this time yesterday in north, 5-10 deg warmer in central and south.

Current temps with 24-hour temp change in ( ).

FLORIDA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
1200 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009

PENSACOLA 51 (+14)
PANAMA CITY 53 (+16)
APALACHICOLA 54 (+14)
TALLAHASSEE 51 (+12)
GAINESVILLE 51 (+13)
JACKSONVILLE 49 (+11)
OCALA 50 (+13)
ORLANDO INTL 54 (+12)
DAYTONA BEACH 50 (+12)
MELBOURNE 57 (+10)
VERO BEACH 57 (+10)
FT PIERCE 58 (+11)
TAMPA 55 (+7)
FT MYERS 57 (+5)
KEY WEST INTL 60 (+3)
W PALM BEACH 60 (+10)
FT LAUDERDALE 62 (+7)
MIAMI 60 (+7)

[jdray]

Not sure where that came from. But NWS JAX has an official 21F, not 26F.

[HURAKAN]

Not sure where that came from. But NWS JAX has an official 21F, not 26F.

Sorry, I should have added the link from where the values originated. Link: http://www.weather.gov/climate/getclimate.php?wfo=mfl

If the low temperature was recorded after 7:02 AM, then it was not included.

[HURAKAN]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1150 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVER A LARGE PART OF SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY
THIS MORNING...

EARLY THIS MORNING, LOW TEMPERATURES PLUMMETED TO BELOW FREEZING
OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. IN FACT, A HARD
FREEZE OCCURRED OVER SOME NORTHERN INTERIOR LOCATIONS. READINGS WERE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S FROM PARTS OF GLADES COUNTY SOUTH ACROSS
MOST OF HENDRY COUNTY INTO INTERIOR SECTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY.
WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN THE BELLE GLADE AREA ALSO SAW LOWS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

FARTHER SOUTH, TEMPERATURES ALSO MANAGED TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK.
LOWS BETWEEN 30 AND 32 WERE REGISTERED AS FAR SOUTH AS TAMIAMI TRAIL
IN COLLIER COUNTY, AND IN THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF PALM BEACH,
BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.

HERE ARE SOME SELECT LOW TEMPERATURES FROM INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA
(UNOFFICIAL READINGS INDICATED BY *):

GLADES COUNTY
PALMDALE: 23 (22 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)*
ORTONA: 27
MOORE HAVEN: 30

HENDRY COUNTY:
LABELLE: 27
DEVILS GARDEN: 29
BIG CYPRESS: 29
AIRGLADES AIRPORT: 30 (29 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)*
CLEWISTON: 30 *

INLAND COLLIER COUNTY:
IMMOKALEE: 27 (25 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)*
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES: 27 *
BIG CORKSCREW: 31 *
GOLDEN GATE: 32 *

INLAND AND WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY:
BELLE GLADE: 28 (26 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)*
SOUTH BAY: 31
THE ACREAGE: 31 *
JUPITER FARMS: 31 *
LOXAHATCHEE: 31 *
WELLINGTON: 34 *

INLAND BROWARD
ALLIGATOR ALLEY NEAR COLLIER COUNTY LINE: 32 *
CORAL SPRINGS: 31 *
WESTON: 36
SOUTHWEST RANCHES: 35 *

INLAND MIAMI-DADE:
TAMIAMI AIRPORT: 31
THE REDLAND: 32 (30 AT 2 FT ELEVATION) *
HOMESTEAD: 35 (33 AT 2 FT ELEVATION) *

OVER METRO AREAS, LOW TEMPERATURES WERE MOSTLY IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NAPLES GOT DOWN TO 34, WITH MARCO ISLAND REGISTERING A
NEAR-FREEZING 33. OVER ON THE EAST COAST, LOWS RANGED FROM 35 AT
WEST PALM BEACH TO 43 AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WITH MOST
EASTERN METRO LOCATIONS IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40. A NOTABLE
EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS IN CORAL SPRINGS WHERE AN UNOFFICIAL
TEMPERATURE OF 31 WAS RECORDED.

AREAS OF FROST WERE COMMON OVER INTERIOR AND WESTERN LOCATIONS, WITH
PATCHY FROST ON ROOFTOPS AND ON THE TOPS OF CARS OBSERVED IN METRO
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. THE FULL EXTENT OF CROP DAMAGE FROM THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE KNOWN FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT THE TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED THIS MORNING ARE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING CROPS, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS THAT DROPPED INTO THE 20S.

COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH NOT AS COLD AS
THIS MORNING.

FOR A FULL LISTING OF OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURES, GO TO THE REGIONAL
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY UNDER HEADER ASUS62 KMFL.

$$

MOLLEDA

[jinftl]

24-hour temp changes continue to increase....jackets are finally starting to come off in south florida

Current temps with 24-hour temp change in ( )...

FLORIDA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
200 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009

PENSACOLA 56 (+14)
CRESTVIEW 59 (+15)
PANAMA CITY 57 (+16)
APALACHICOLA 57 (+12)
TALLAHASSEE 57 (+13)
GAINESVILLE 54 (+10)
JACKSONVILLE 54 (+12)
OCALA 55 (+10)
ORLANDO INTL 58 (+11)
OKEECHOBEE 63 (+10)
DAYTONA BEACH 57 (+10)
MELBOURNE 59 (+9)
VERO BEACH 60 (+9)
FT PIERCE 62 (+11)
BROOKSVILLE 57 (+12)
TAMPA 58 (+8)
FT MYERS 60 (+6)
KEY WEST INTL 61 (+3)
W PALM BEACH 64 (+9)
FT LAUDERDALE 67 (+11)
MIAMI 66 (+11)

[HURAKAN]

NWS MIAMI

[jinftl]

Stratocumulus clouds approaching se fl coast as winds begin to turn to the ne and dewpts rise into the 40's....indications of a milder night ahead for miami and fort lauderdale proper with forecast lows of 48 in each city....won't have to go too far north and west to see one more night with colder temps as evidenced by freeze advisories for western palm beach county and interior collier county (everglades mainly). No frost or freeze advisories for any part of Miami-Dade and Broward as of now though.

Interesting stat...from 9am to 3pm today....span of 6 hours...the dewpoint in fort lauderdale (airport) has gone from 24 deg to 43 deg.

[frankthetank]

Interesting that Miami was at 67F while Marathon was 59F...this afternoon. Very nice day.

[jinftl]

Only gets better from here....

NWS Forecast for: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Issued by: National Weather Service Miami - South Florida
Last Update: 5:54 pm EST Jan 22, 2009
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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. .
Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. .
Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 78.

[JonathanBelles]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/tbw/pdf/ ... 2-2009.pdf

A report from NWS TBW about last night.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Driving in Downtown Saint Petersburg, it was 50*F at Albert Whitted Airport.
As soon as I drive about 3 miles north of there, into my neighborhood, the
air gets much colder on nights like tonight with no wind.
In my neighborhood and I am very close to the Bay (within 100 feet)...
it plummets to a current Frigid reading of 37*F as of 9:35 PM....
I decided to investigate...
Downtown must be a heat island...that whole airport is surrounded by concrete
and flanks the waters of the bay.....


Note: If there were an east or northeast wind blowing tonight, the temperature would
be about 50*F...I have observed that the temperature on windy nights with the wind
blowing off the bay is equal at my house to that of downtown Saint Petersburg. Tonight
there is no wind...radiational cooling has a wild cold effect!

[JonathanBelles]

Im suspicious of your observation of 37. That would be 2 degrees lower than the lowest station in the area, and a full 5 degrees from the average in the area.

[Sanibel]

Sanibel 39.6* - 60* Gulf moderation of night temperature.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

I gave that thermostat a shake....and left it alone for a few minutes...
read about 39*F...still gives a lower reading than surrounding areas...
It feels like the low 40s personally...thermometer is always going crazy...I'm going to
have to "expire" it if this keeps up...

Anyway...the official reading is 42*F at St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport...
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... &map.y=147

[Extremeweatherguy]

Its not everyday that Orlando manages to see three freezes in a row, but that is just what happened with this cold snap. The last three nights at MCO looked like this: 32F - 29F - 31F

Brr.