ORLANDO, Fla. – Rain is a sight for sore eyes around these parts lately! But this Saturday night we are watching the shades of greens, yellows, and even some reds moving west to east across the radar.
Some lighter rains moved through the Orlando metro area, the attractions, and other nearby neighborhoods but those have since dissolved as we’ve wandered deeper into the evening.
The main frontal line is still to the north of our viewing area, and working in as you’re reading. It will likely stick with us beyond midnight, and exit stage southeast by around 2-3 a.m.
Until we see the front move past us, our winds will remain fairly gusty out of the southwest as warmer, moister air continues working in out ahead of the storm system.
The cool air behind the front is negligible truthfully. In fact, looking carefully at the wind flow around our state it’s already trying to slow down or get hung up over north Florida.
Now, it will come down and through us overnight tonight, making way for a pretty solid Sunday.
Your Sunday is looking phenomenal once we can get that front to move off the east coast of Florida very early morning. Highs will sit somewhere around the average for this time of year, coming in at roughly 72-73 degrees with lots of sunshine once the clouds can clear.
But these pleasant conditions won’t stick around long, nor will the rainfall which raises my concern for strengthening drought conditions throughout the area.
By Monday temperatures are already reaching 4-6 degrees above normal, and only climbing further from here.
A dominant subtropical ridge is forecast to take command of the weather pattern over Florida, and essentially the eastern half of the United States altogether.
Once it does, we’ll all be sitting in above average temperature territory, and higher pressure down towards the surface will ensure no moisture or rainfall works its way in as relief.
Moving towards the mid sections of January, the heat may linger as well. It seems like our next chance at a cooldown or beneficial rainfall comes at about the end of the upcoming 10-12 day period.
Your key takeaway from that? Things are likely to change, and continue evolving as we move through time, especially in terms of what our computer models are showing.
So for the time being, take full advantage of a beautiful Sunday in store for all of us coming right up next.
As the kids go back to school, and the holiday festivities fully come to a close, it looks like winter is going dormant on Floridians as well.