amazing low temps forecasted for NW Florida

[Opal storm]

This next shot of cold air will be this season's coldest so far,definitely hard freeze conditions for Mon night.No wonder why inland Okaloosa county is called the "Florida's icebox".

NWS Forecast Lows for Monday Night(updated)
Pensacola=27
Crestview=24
Rural Okaloosa County=20
Paxton=20
Ft Walton Beach=32
Milton=24

[Extremeweatherguy]

yeah, 19F is pretty cold!

We won't be that cold in Houston, but lows in the 20s are looking more likely over this way.

What a cold start to December this has been for most!

[Brent]

They are "only" predicting 23 here for Monday Night. That would still be easily our coldest night so far.

[Scorpion]

Hard to believe it gets that cold there and we don't even get into the 50's. NW Florida is really like a totally different state.

[JonathanBelles]

Hard to believe it gets that cold there and we don't even get into the 50's. NW Florida is really like a totally different state.

i agree there, we are only expecting 45 and i dont think we will se that.

[Stratusxpeye]

I know it's like there's a imaginary line that cuts from daytona beach down to tampa and that seperates ANY cold air. Ocal could be 30 and well be 60. NW Florida is really cold. Don't they see snow flying often there? Snow flakes not accumulating snow. Were at 79 right now. pretty much the warmest in the country except miami.

[Opal storm]

I know it's like there's a imaginary line that cuts from daytona beach down to tampa and that seperates ANY cold air. Ocal could be 30 and well be 60. NW Florida is really cold. Don't they see snow flying often there? Snow flakes not accumulating snow. Were at 79 right now. pretty much the warmest in the country except miami.

We see some sleet occasionally every winter,but it's been a while since we've seen some snow flakes.During Christmas night in 2004 we had accumulating sleet.

btw,they bumped that forecast of 19 degrees to 23.Still we usually don't see low 20's until late Dec/early Jan.

[gatorcane]

Stratusxpeye that line continues to move south as we head into Jan - March.....you pretty much need to be on a line from about Port St Lucie on the East cost to Ft Myers on the west coast to have nice mild winters all winter long. The vegetation tells the story. How many Royal Palms and coconut palms do you see growing north of this line.....not many.

Tampa was too cold for me so I moved farther south

[JonathanBelles]

Stratusxpeye that line continues to move south as we head into Jan - March.....you pretty much need to be on a line from about Port St Lucie on the East cost to Ft Myers on the west coast to have nice mild winters all winter long. The vegetation tells the story. How many Royal Palms and coconut palms do you see growing north of this line.....not many.

Tampa was too cold for me so I moved farther south

I have to disagree with you there, i've lived here for 3 years and we were cold for maybe a few weeks each year but mostly warm.

[Opal storm]

NWS now has upper 20's for Pensacola on Mon night.

.A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY ACROSS
THE INLAND AREAS. A SURGE OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT USHERING IN THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES SEEN IN NEARLY 2 YEARS ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES
MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ARE PROJECTED TO BE IN THE
LOWER 20S NORTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS MISSISSIPPI...TO MOBILE...TO
CRESTVIEW FLORIDA. MID AND UPPER 20S ARE PROJECTED SOUTH OF THAT
ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 WITH LOWER 30S EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S OVER
THE INTERIOR COUNTIES.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Stratusxpeye that line continues to move south as we head into Jan - March.....you pretty much need to be on a line from about Port St Lucie on the East cost to Ft Myers on the west coast to have nice mild winters all winter long. The vegetation tells the story. How many Royal Palms and coconut palms do you see growing north of this line.....not many.

Tampa was too cold for me so I moved farther south

I have to disagree with you there, i've lived here for 3 years and we were cold for maybe a few weeks each year but mostly warm.

Those last three years have been fairly warm though. On Colder winters, hard freezes can occur even into central Florida and in such years as 1899, 1983 and 1989; temperatures into the teens are not unheard of.

[JonathanBelles]

Stratusxpeye that line continues to move south as we head into Jan - March.....you pretty much need to be on a line from about Port St Lucie on the East cost to Ft Myers on the west coast to have nice mild winters all winter long. The vegetation tells the story. How many Royal Palms and coconut palms do you see growing north of this line.....not many.

Tampa was too cold for me so I moved farther south

I have to disagree with you there, i've lived here for 3 years and we were cold for maybe a few weeks each year but mostly warm.

Those last three years have been fairly warm though. On Colder winters, hard freezes can occur even into central Florida and in such years as 1899, 1983 and 1989; temperatures into the teens are not unheard of.

i like that it makes the fruit sweeter and it doesnt last very long.

[Opal storm]

The wind has suddenly kicked up outside so I guess the blast of cold air is now arriving.Tomorrow's high will only be 54 degrees with a northerly wind.

[Stratusxpeye]

Yes we have about 2 weeks of harsh winter weather where temps are in 30's or lower. You are correct the coconut palm trees and gorgeus royal palm lines is just south of sarasota. Wish we ha dem here Dunno if I'd consider this cold though I moved from buffalo new york So far this winter though were still in the mid - low 80's I hope it stays this way.

[fwbbreeze]

The wind has suddenly kicked up outside so I guess the blast of cold air is now arriving.Tomorrow's high will only be 54 degrees with a northerly wind.

He Opal, not only that but check the radar in south central Mississippi. Some frozen precip showing up on radar!!

fwbbreeze

[jasons2k]

Amazing how cold it will be down there - especially when they are forecasting 27F for Atlanta.

[Opal storm]

The wind has suddenly kicked up outside so I guess the blast of cold air is now arriving.Tomorrow's high will only be 54 degrees with a northerly wind.

He Opal, not only that but check the radar in south central Mississippi. Some frozen precip showing up on radar!!

fwbbreeze

Yep there sure is.
http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/Lo ... odnav=none

[rsdoug1981]

Unfortunately, that frozen precip is not reaching the ground. It would have been right over me in Canton (just north of Jackson).

[HarlequinBoy]

Yeah, sadly I don't think any of that is reaching the ground.


And the NWS doesn't have any short term forecasts out or precip chances either.

[JonathanBelles]

65 and the wind is picking up