Florida Weather

[Patrick99]

It's been interesting having cool mornings in inland SFL, giving way to afternoon temps well into the 80s. Usually don't see those kinds of temperature swings.

[TheHurricaneGod]

Cold fronts are done with. Next week looks very warm.

[TheHurricaneGod]

What a storm that was. Lake Okeechobee. Started out as a towering cumulus, before sunset, grew to an impressive lightning barrage after sunset.

[chaser1]

Cold fronts are done with. Next week looks very warm.

Not quite. Models are trending to show a frontal passage late Monday/Tuesday, and a second front around Friday/Saturday. Upper air support and surface advection should bring Central Florida temps back to U50's-low 60's at night and mid 70's for highs. Cooler for N. Fla, and at least not as warm for S. Fla.
The best part would be any welcome rain that any of us might get.

[MetroMike]

Had to blow my own horn as no one else here would. Back on the 17th It did not seem a risky self forecast from me. I had my doubts once the heat kicked in. We could possibly see two fronts clearing the state in the next week. Of course they don't pack much punch this time of year but it IS still happening.

The Gulf of Mexico has warmed up greatly and is more normal or even slightly above. About swim time I think.

[Nuno]

I'm so tired of this pattern. We need rain already.

[boca]

I'm so tired of this pattern. We need rain already.

This pattern we are stuck in managed to dry up our lake in the back of our house to just an empty hole.i don’t think this pattern is going to change anytime soon.Hopefully by June will get a tropical wave a depression to dump rain on us.

[chaser1]

I'm so tired of this pattern. We need rain already.

This pattern we are stuck in managed to dry up our lake in the back of our house to just an empty hole.i don’t think this pattern is going to change anytime soon.Hopefully by June will get a tropical wave a depression to dump rain on us.

Does that occur most years just prior to rainy season? The small lake behind my house is very low but this occurs each year during the rainy season. I will add, that it does appear slightly lower than typical but not beyond that (yet). Our pattern has been pretty stagnant. It's a trade-off. Right now the Central Florida temperatures range from mild nights to warm, but low humidity days. The rain itself will be refreshing once rainy season begins, but with it comes the mosquitoes and oppressive heat and humidity.

Too early to say if rainy season will begin mid-May, late-May, early or mid June but I typically expect the rains to start between May 15 - 25. If I'm not mistaken, last year's rainy season started quite late however.

[chaser1]

One thing is for sure.... us Floridians DON'T seem to be in any hurry for the 2025 Hurricane Season to begin

With June 1 quickly approaching, I havnt seen that many new S2K member/guest Hurricane Poll predictions during the last two weeks. I wonder if that's because it just doesn't "feel" like Hurricane Season is right around the corner, or because us Floridians are simply numb from recent year Hurricane threats & impact to the state?

For those S2K Members or Guests interested in viewing or adding their prediction to the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Poll, here's the link - https://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopi ... 1&t=124646

[psyclone]

we definitely need rain but other than that this weather pattern is exactly why spring is my favorite time of the year hands down. Endless warm sunny days with humidity very much in check..i would happily take this weather year around if possible. we have had quite a few record highs (i don't recall so many 90 degree days in April ever) but because the humidity is down it's a kind and gentle 90...unlike what's coming. As for the looming hurricane season...I'm enjoying the off season...every single moment of it...and suspect many others are as well.

[cycloneye]

 https://x.com/AdrianLinares28/status/1916911423466197111

[eastcoastFL]

we definitely need rain but other than that this weather pattern is exactly why spring is my favorite time of the year hands down. Endless warm sunny days with humidity very much in check..i would happily take this weather year around if possible. we have had quite a few record highs (i don't recall so many 90 degree days in April ever) but because the humidity is down it's a kind and gentle 90...unlike what's coming. As for the looming hurricane season...I'm enjoying the off season...every single moment of it...and suspect many others are as well.

The weather has been lovely but boy am I ready for some rain soon. Our pond is drying up fast and the gators are getting restless. Holes the fish built a few weeks ago to lay eggs are now dried up dirt, it's sad to see. Hopefully we get some rain soon and mother nature doesn't have to over correct during hurricane season.

[HurricaneBelle]

Was shocked to look outside my window this afternoon and see heavy rain - managed 0.60 inches at my house this afternoon in Clearwater. Unlike yesterday where the rain was limited to along I-75, the immediate coastal counties got in on the action before it moved out into the Gulf. Sadly this is it for a while since it was just the moisture from a decaying front.

[NDG]

Less than a tenth of an inch in my neighborhood in Orlando during the whole month of April, those of us who don't have sprinkler systems our grass is toasted in my subdivision.
It has been a long time since I have seen such a dry spring. La Nina is still in control.

[MetroMike]

Last year at this same time there were no drought conditions in present in the state due to the wet La Nina winter we had in 2023-24.Even though it is the heart the dry season it has been abnormally dry.

Thankfully no major brush fires at least in central Fl so far.

[NDG]

Last year at this same time there were no drought conditions in present in the state due to the wet La Nina winter we had in 2023-24.Even though it is the heart the dry season it has been abnormally dry.

Thankfully no major brush fires at least in central Fl so far.

Last Spring we were coming out of an El Nino in 23/24 Winter, not La Nina.

[MetroMike]

Last year at this same time there were no drought conditions in present in the state due to the wet La Nina winter we had in 2023-24.Even though it is the heart the dry season it has been abnormally dry.

Thankfully no major brush fires at least in central Fl so far.

Last Spring we were coming out of an El Nino in 23/24 Winter, not La Nina.

Yes I stand corrected, was reading some posts on X with wrong designations.
But currently we are in a neutral state, so just seasonal dryness hopefully.

[canes92]

Appears the rainy season might be starting up in my area next week. Hopefully so.

[chaser1]

Here we stand at May 10 and i'd venture to say that the rainy season has commenced for the Melbourne NWS region of Florida. Thank heaven because the small lake behind me has receded to a point where only narrow creeks now meander between largely exposed mud flats within in the shallower spots. As for my lawn? Well, it now looks like some very unappealing breakfast wheat cereal knockoff from Dollar Tree The three recent days of heavy rain haven't yet repaired the damage, but a potentially early start to rainy season is a welcome sign. An additional 2-4" of precip for East/Central Fla. over the next few days are looking like a pretty good bet too. Hopefully, you West coaster folks won't be left high and dry with the predominate west to east motion. What about far South Fla? Has convection remained a bit more hit and miss down there?

[HurricaneBelle]

This time of year those of us on the west coast are like kids stuck inside watching the other kids playing in the street - the easterlies haven't yet set up but it's now warm and moist enough for storms which develop around I-75 and move and build east.

At least we're forecasted to get help from an upper low and its surface reflection to get some significant rains on this side of the state tomorrow and Monday so there's that.