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Despite a very cloudy and rainy Meteorological Winter over all FL will end up near average to slightly below average, if it wasn't for February temps would had ended up above average.

NDG wrote:Despite a very cloudy and rainy Meteorological Winter over all FL will end up near average to slightly below average, if it wasn't for February temps would had ended up above average.

I have trouble remembering what I had for dinner last night let alone how our weather was 4-6 weeks ago . I know that we're both here in the general Orlando area but I'm trying to remember back to this past January because I had thought that following a warm New Years, that our part of the state had a fairly cool month? Did our overall "cool-down" not actually begin until the end of the month?

There's no doubt, South Florida temps seem to have been basically mild for the most part with no extreme cold entering the state this year.... much less South Florida.

Very odd winter with lots of clouds, breezy to windy conditions, cool but without getting cold. Lots of hoodie firepit nights with no cover the plants nights is a tough balance bit it happened. I personally like it warmer but the warm fans have had a good run so something different was overdue. I do feel like we missed out on severe/convective threats. I was expecting a lot more rain, squall lines and severe risks. Of course we're still fair game for that between now and April but that season to date has been underwhelming..

Was thinking the same; where's all of our El Nino peak February Gulf squall lines? Seems like the current Nino has been the big nullifier when it comes to extreme anything (squall line, severe cold etc)

chaser1 wrote:Was thinking the same; where's all of our El Nino peak February Gulf squall lines? Seems like the current Nino has been the big nullifier when it comes to extreme anything (squall line, severe cold etc)

It is making itself known that Nino effects are holding on in mid-late March. A rare for March chance of heavy rains in Florida Friday with low pressure traversing the Eastern Gulf.

Speaking of.... check out the organizing low moving ESE coming in to the Cape Sable area. Upper Keys, Miami-Dade, and S. Broward looking pretty wet and getting wetter. Foreshadowing May/June event perhaps ?

This definitely a classic El Nino low. El nino effects not over yet. The planet still in phase. Like a figure skater spinning. Takes time to stop the spin around the globe.

Some good storms in SE FL yesterday......yet front still rolled on right through and cleared the state, even if it didn't cool things significantly. Crazy to me that every single front still has so much push, even in late April.

If that front had stalled instead, we might well have had an early start to the rainy season. The storms yesterday afternoon felt very summer-like.

This forum is dead. Any idea where all of our weather watchers went? They never tell us before they leave and I need an invite! Any who.. welcome to summer. Hopefully we get a more normal convective pattern this year and dodge the canes:)

Been very dry here in Vero Beach / Treasure coast area. Down more than 6" of rainfall in the local area and smaller lakes starting to dry up.
Looks like a pattern change could be setting up in the 10 day forecast as a chance of afternoon thunderstorms are showing up. Could be the start of rainy season,
at least let's hope so.
TG

Getting real dry here in Clearwater area, hoping for rain soon

StormPyrate wrote:Getting real dry here in Clearwater area, hoping for rain soon

Yes it has been dry as of late. In fact the retention ponds in my area haven't been this low since last Fall.
There is hope for this weekend for some moisture.

After a hot and largely dry remainder of the week, rain chances are supposed to be going up considerably over the weekend and into early next week, per this afternoon's AFD from KTBW:

MOVING INTO FRIDAY A WEAK COLD FRONT DIPS INTO FLORIDA, BRINGING A
BIT OF ADDED MOISTURE AND INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN, ESPECIALLY
FOR AREAS NORTH OF I4. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL TO THE
SOUTH, KEEPING RAIN CHANCES ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER
SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK MOVING IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO, LOOKS TO
BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN CHANCES, BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO
TELL THE SPECIFICS OF THAT SYSTEM AS OF NOW.