The Fronts Keep Coming

[Scorpion]

Last weekend I had the feeling that the summer pattern would set up really soon, and the temps would be on the increase. But no, yet another cold front is coming. This one looks like it will cause some record temps down here for the 24th. Upper 40's wouldnt surprise me. Thats just unheard of this time of the year down here. Also, the temps are running about 4-5 degrees below average. Not sure what any of this has to do with the rapidly approaching hurricane season, just a few thoughts to throw around.

[chadtm80]

Yep Scorpion.. Another front set to come through Friday/Saturday and drop our temps again.. A little surprising to me as well.. Average temps for central Florida this time of year is about 83.. We have been a good 5 or so degrees below that so far this month (last couple of days being the exception)

Here are the forecasted Lows for this weekend

[boca]

Hey maybe we can get upper 40's in May if this keeps going. I don't mind the weather because it could easily be 89 degrees and 95% humidity. I'll take it along as the pattern lasts.

[x-y-no]

Wow ... a low of 60 at the end of April. That is a rare treat.

[boca]

I haven't been running the AC rare in April.

[GalvestonDuck]

I haven't been running the AC rare in April.

Ditto here...it feels nice.

[x-y-no]

I haven't been running the AC rare in April.

Same here. Haven't turned my home AC on since December some time ...

[Scorpion]

I think we will get a rude awakening in late May or June with the beginning of true summer and a week of mid 90's. The pattern will even out, so I think this summer will be much hotter than last.

[gatorcane]

scorpio, glad you posted this topic. I actually posted something similar about a week ago and I was ready to post another topic on this. You beat me to it! Remember, the fronts last year were strong too, not as strong, but strong nonetheless. We had fronts pushing into central Florida in June!
If these fronts keep coming like this, the Gulf and Atlantic coastal waters will not have a chance to warm...which will keep the beginning of Hurricane season quite

[boca]

1st front Sat/Sun 2nd front Thurs next week unbelieveable,usually the last front is in late March or early April. At this rate will get cold fronts until June.

[Scorpion]

Unfortunately the opposite effect would probably happen later during the summer, with a strong ridge and hot temps.

[recmod]

How quickly we forget. This April is no cooler than last year in Central Florida. A comparison of the low temperatures recorded in Orlando (MCO) for the period of April 13-April 19 shows that last year actually had COLDER morning lows than we have experienced this year.

--------------2004-------------------2005
April 13------59----------------------60
April 14------50----------------------54
April 15------49----------------------53
April 16------49----------------------53
April 17------56----------------------53
April 18------55----------------------53
April 19------59----------------------56


The bottom line.....this year is not seeing any more fronts pass through than last year. We are not seeing an unusually cold pattern that will have any effect on the upcoming hurricane season.

--Lou

[Anonymous]

Good figures there.

[depotoo]

scorpion - what about the day time highs for that period?

[Amanzi]

I will take this pleasent weather thanks!!!!! I love the cool evenings and warm sunny days... I enjoy being outside minus the sweating, only annoyance is the wind, spoils my beach days

Enjoy it while it lasts folks... I HATE Florida's summers, I just thank the Lord the beach is much cooler thanks to the ol seabreeze, otherwise I would have moved a long time ago.

[recmod]

Someone asked about the daytime highs recorded for the same period in Orlando

-------------------2004-------------------2005

April 13-----------78----------------------82
April 14-----------68----------------------80
April 15-----------75----------------------73
April 16-----------77----------------------70
April 17-----------79----------------------75
April 18-----------80----------------------78
April 19-----------81----------------------79

7 day Mean----76.85-------------------76.71

Again, virtually no difference in temperatures from 2004 - 2005

--Lou

[SkeetoBite]

Uh... we lost this image. But we're looking for it!

[kevin]

Very cool skeetobite!

[gatorcane]

Skeetobite, wait until the beginning of next week (April 25th). Much of Florida will be pushing record lows with Orlando forecasted to get below 50 on Sun. night. Now that did not happen last year.

[T'Bonz]

I will take this pleasent weather thanks!!!!! I love the cool evenings and warm sunny days... I enjoy being outside minus the sweating, only annoyance is the wind, spoils my beach days

Enjoy it while it lasts folks... I HATE Florida's summers, I just thank the Lord the beach is much cooler thanks to the ol seabreeze, otherwise I would have moved a long time ago.

Me too. I dread summer. So hot...so miserable. When it's retirement time, I'm headed for N. Florida. Shorter hot season, more seasonal change.