ORLANDO, Fla. – During my tenure working in the field of all things weather, I’ve learned one cut-and-dry aspect of it - what goes up must come down, and back again.
Central Florida was graced with an early glance at fall the last several days. I don’t know if I speak for everyone, but the more manageable afternoon temps, the drier evenings, and the crystal clear sunrises in the morning were absolutely breathtaking.
Are you excited for fall’s imminent arrival per the calendar? Or are you looking to hit the beach, the water parks, or the pool for a little bit longer? I mean, that is what Florida is synonymous with, right?
I have some good news for you warm-weather fans.
If you’ve been keeping up with our routine weather discussions here at News 6, I’ve politely asked you to mark your calendars for this upcoming Wednesday and Thursday.
The trough of cooler air that’s been in place over the eastern half of the country, providing us with a fairly consistent feed of drier air and lower temperatures from up north, is about to break down and move on. There has been an upper-level low parked over Northern Florida and portions of Georgia for the last several days as well.
As these mechanisms move on, we’ll have to fill the gap somewhere. That somewhere comes from the tropics.
Our neighbors in the Caribbean are bathed in an abundance of warm, moist, and unstable air. As the trough and upper-level low lift back towards the north, that same dome of warmer and wetter air will come in.
Temperatures will be noticeably warmer, and the mugginess will also be just about back in full swing by this approaching weekend.
Where there’s warmth and moisture, you usually find some rain. Rain chances for many of us will also start to perk up some starting Wednesday afternoon into the evening, and then begin a steady climb towards the weekend as well.
Looking beyond the rest of this week and towards the end of September, it seems our overall large-scale weather pattern will start to transition as well. When I say large-scale, we’re looking at the entirety of the United States. We should find ourselves under a pattern more conducive to warmer conditions.
The Climate Prediction Center also has us plastered for the chance of realizing above-average temperatures for the next two weeks.
So, despite the calendar saying we’re only a few days away from fall, summer is looking for a chance at redemption. At least for a little while longer. The holiday season is fast approaching, with Halloween next month.
Coming very soon, I’ll begin to look ahead a bit further into the future to see exactly what Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas could present us with, especially with some of the evolutions we’ve seen both over the United States and especially our neighboring oceans on either side.