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Cold front pushing into Central Florida.
As a cold front makes it’s way into Central Florida it will bring an end to the scattered showers. Expect a picture perfect day on Monday with temperatures about 15 degrees cooler than on Sunday. Enjoy President’s Day!
Tonight: Clearing skies late and windy. Low 51.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 70.
Monday night: Mostly clear. Low 52.
Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer. High 79.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Low 58.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with a slight 20% chance for a shower. High 80.
A strong thunderstorm or two is possible this afternoon
As a cold front approaches Central Florida through the afternoon it will be mostly cloudy and windy from the south-west or west at 20-30 MPH with higher gusts. The is a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm crossing your back yard. Any storm that is able to tap into the upper level winds could produce wind gusts to 50 MPH. A severe thunderstorm can not be rules out, though the probability is low. Keep tuned to Z88.3 through the afternoon for the latest information on any storms that develop. Our promise is Weather Warnings First, to help you keep your family safe.
Above normal temps in the weekend with storms possible this weekend.
A cold front will lose forward momentum as it approaches Central Florida over the next couple of days. As it gets closer the chance of a shower enters the forecast from Thursday night through the weekend. If the models have a handle on timing, some thunderstorms are possible on Saturday night. Strong/severe straight-line winds are possible with any storms that manage to better tap into the ingredients that are forecast to start coming together Saturday night into Sunday morning. I’ll keep you posted as we get closer to the weekend.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy with some late night fog possible. Low 60.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High 81.
Thursday night: Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. Low 61.
Friday: More clouds than sun with a 30% chance of showers. High 80.
Friday night: A 30% chance of showers. Low 62.
Saturday: Partly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. High 81.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms. Low 65.
Sunday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers. High 79.
Here comes the big chill! Freeze warning tonight!
The rain is gone and much colder air is pouring into Central Florida. It will be a short-lived cold snap, but for the next 48 hours it will be time to break out the sweat shirts and sweaters again.
Tonight: Freeze warning in effect from 4am-8am. Clear and cold. Low 32.
Sunday: Sunny and chilly. High 57.
Sunday night: Clear and continued cold. Low 35.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 65.
Lots of clouds, a chance of rain and pleasant temperatures for the rest of the week.
A stalled out front will keep the skies mostly cloudy today with a chance of showers and maybe even a thunderstorm this afternoon. Wednesday is looking cloudy but dry with rain chances returning for the rest of the work week.
Today: Mostly Cloudy with a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms. High 76.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog possible after midnight. Low 61.
Wednesday: More Clouds than sun. High 75.
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy. Low 55.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers. High 72.
Thursday night: Clouds with a 30% chance of showers. Low 55.
Friday: Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. High 75.
The weekend will be cloudy and warm.
A front that has stalled to the north of Central Florida will keep plenty of clouds and chance of rain in the weekend forecast as it eventually washes out. The on-shore flow (east wind) will keep temperatures above average through the weekend and into next week. The average high/low for this date is 72/50. I hope you enjoy your weekend!
Friday: More clouds than sun and breezy. High 76.
Friday night: Mostly Cloudy. Low 60.
Saturday: More Clouds than sun with a 20% chance of a shower. High 78.
Saturday night: Some patchy fog possible after midnight. Low 60.
Sunday: Partly sunny. High 81.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers. Low 62.
Monday: More Clouds than sun with a 30% chance of showers. High 82.
Today is the annual State of Florida Tornado Drill
Today is the annual State of Florida Tornado Drill. Many schools, factories and businesses are actively participating in the drill by practicing their official tornado plan. Today might also be the perfect time to sit the family down together and talk about what to do if you are at home and a tornado warning is issued for your area. Questions to ponder might include where are the safest places to go in your house or apartment and what should you do once you get there? Putting together and practicing the family’s official tornado plan is a great way to make sure your family is prepared for the unexpected!
From the National Weather Service in Melbourne:
…February 1 is tornado and thunderstorm awareness day…
Tornadoes are more frequent in east central Florida than most people realize. Most of our tornadoes occur during the wet season which typically runs from late May through mid October. These tornadoes are usually small and brief…resulting in little property damage and are not a significant threat to life.
However…large long track and deadly tornadoes have occurred in east central Florida during the dry season. The deadliest tornado outbreak in Florida’s history occurred the night of February 22 1998 when several large tornadoes swept across central Florida killing 42 people…destroying 700 structures and causing an estimated 100 million dollars damage. Three of the tornadoes were rated EF3 intensity while another 2 tornadoes were rated as EF2. Then…in the early morning hours of February 2 2007…a supercell thunderstorm produced two EF3 tornadoes over northern lake county…killing 21 people.
These tornadoes occurred late at night when people were sleeping which likely contributed to the large number of fatalities. Tornadoes give much less advance warning than hurricanes…but even a few minutes can make the difference between life and death. Having a NOAA Weather Radio is a critical component of the warning system. Having a weather radio alert you of an approaching tornado, especially in the middle of the night, has saved lives. When a tornado threatens your area…stay inside and go to an interior room without windows. In a multi-story building…go to the lowest floor.
A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when national weather service Doppler radar detects damaging winds 58 mph or greater…or quarter sized hail or larger. Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for east central Florida are communicated directly from the Melbourne forecast office to NOAA Weather and All Hazards Radio, to the internet at weather.gov/Melbourne – as well as to local media by way of the emergency alert system*.
* Z88.3 is the official entry point for all severe weather information into the Emergency Alert System.
Sunshine to start the week with a slight chance of showers to end it.
Blue skies and lots of sunshine to greet us this morning. The week should be pretty uneventful with daytime highs slightly above normal and comfortable nights. A cold front starts making its approach by Thursday with slight rain chances into the weekend.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 71.
Monday night: Mostly clear. Low 50.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 75.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Low 55.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. High 79.
Wednesday night: Mostly Cloudy. Low 61.
Thursday: Partly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. High 80.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Low 60.
Friday: Partly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. High 79.
