It’s going to be a roller coaster in every sense of the statement here in town the next several days. We’ll see the approach of potential record highs and then unseasonably cooler temps within the span of about 48-72 hours.
Hold on for some whiplash, is an understatement.
Today is probably our last mild day, and our overnight hours will be fairly pleasant. Winds are fairly tame, which means it will feel a touch warmer than it did yesterday.
As winds continue to subside after sunset, we’ll develop some overnight fog. It could dense in some spots especially closer to daybreak tomorrow, so do plan accordingly for possible slow downs or impacts to your own visibility as you start your Thursday.
Despite winds really relaxing, rip currents are still a risk along our Atlantic coast. These temps may make the beach look perfectly appealing, but I advise a level of caution if you’ve got the spare time to head out to the waterside.
Then we really get to sit back (metaphorically speaking) and watch our temperatures climb. You ever watch the Price is Right? The game where the hiker goes up and up until you can guess the correct price?
Yeah - we’ll be playing the same game with our thermometers!
We could see upper 80s and high UV indexes for our Friday and Saturday which is comparable to the traditional weather we’d see in the month of MAY!
Who ordered the DeLorean from Back to the Future? Are we really in that much of a hurry to see summer rolling in?
If you do intend on being out for longer than 20-30 minutes on Friday and Saturday, dress lightly, hydrate, and make sure you’ve got the necessary protection from the sun ready to go. It will indeed feel like a bonified spring if not summertime afternoon, even more so for Saturday.
Then, we’ve essentially hit the top of our roller coaster. Think of Sunday like the brief pause you take when facing straight down out on SheiKra at Busch Gardens.
Come Monday and into Tuesday our temperatures fall flat back into what feels like winter just powered back up again.
We’ll awake on Tuesday to feels like temps right around or at freezing. We could also see some beneficial rain as the cold front arrives, sliding across the peninsula late Sunday into Monday.
Now, I’d mentioned winter maybe being over for Central Florida. Don’t let the chill fool you. We’re actually seeing a lot more spring action than meets the eye, and I promise I’m not making a Transformers reference.
We’ve hit the time of the year where Spring will attempt to dominate the local weather and much of the south altogether. But winter is holding on for dear life, which is why the two tend to clash during this point called “transition season”.
These little doses of cold air from up north will likely become more frequent. But they won’t be long-lasting. This time next week we’ll already start to warm up into the low to mid 70s right after that slap of wintry bliss.