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Will this week be the last time we hit the 50s?
Is this the beginning of the end? Tuesday morning we dipped to 58°. Wednesday morning's forecast low is 59°. Then, a late week warm up will bring us back to the 90s...which begs the question: "Will we have to wait until November until it dips into the 50s again?" Well, ...
Drying out after a week's worth of rain
April tends to be one of our drier months, but from April 29-May 4, we had some of the wettest weather we've seen in a long time. And yet, it wasn't only the rain that made bridging the gap from April to May an adventure. Here's a summary of this ...
Record Cold Ahead!
So here we are...it's almost April. Our friends and relatives in the mid-sections of the country recently got hammered with a late season snowstorm. Thunderstorms in Orlando a few days ago fired out 86 mile per hour winds and widespread damage. All this developed from one strong storm system. It ...
Severe Drought Developing
Have you noticed? Lawns are turning brown, fields along the roadways are drying out, wildfires have been popping up in many local woodlands. We're dry, we need rain and a severe drought is developing. On Channel 9 News, we've been showing you the short and long-term rainfall shortages for Central Florida. Here's ...
Winter's Back!
Spring is still a little over two weeks away. However, we've already felt our fair share of spring and even summer-like warmth! The month of February featured big temperature swings from well above average to well below. As March rolls in we are headed for another cold blast! This is ...
Temperature Swing
We have been on quite a roller coaster ride this February. Temperatures have been unseasonably cold and warm. We have had record high temperatures along with the coldest air of the year. February 13, the temperature in Orlando climbed to 89 degrees breaking the old record of 88 (1923). That ...
Daylight Hours Growing
In Orlando, we're gaining roughly 1.5 minutes of daylight with each passing day. Our northern friends are gaining daylight even faster, however.
Cold Changes
The strong cold front that triggered severe storms and a deadly tornado in Georgia has blown through central Florida. It moved in overnight with scattered showers that ended early this morning. We dried out quickly but now, we're feeling the cool down. Daytime highs will not make it out of ...
Frost Potential
We're closely monitoring the clouds as they move out of central Florida and leave behind the coldest temperatures of the week! Some areas in Marion and Sumter counties could even see patchy frost early Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Quite The Stretch Of 80s
January as a whole (so far) has been on the warm side. All but two days have been above average. That means to date, 13 of the first 15 days were warmer than normal. But what's more impressive was how far above average we were. Temperatures climbed into the 80s ...
More Hot Facts!
In the midst of our near record high temperature start to 2013, some of you probably saw the stories about how much warmer 2012 was across the U.S. We averaged an astounding 3.3F degrees above the 20th century average, the highest on record. December for central Florida capped off a ...
Warmer & Drier 2012
Summary of 2012's cilmate
So, you want to see snow?
I've been getting more and more emails and texts about taking off to go see snow, hopefully not too far away from central Florida. Here's is a link to the latest snow coverage map of the U.S., and you can see that the mountains of West Viriginia are still pretty ...
Warm Beginnings for 2013
The weekend ended cold with temperatures that dipped into the 30s Sunday morning. Highs struggled and didn’t climb out of the 50s. Temperatures are back on the upswing with highs returning to seasonal levels in the lower 70s to end the year. New Year’s Day highs will rise into ...
Big winter blast is coming!
Just in time for the official first day of winter, we'll see a widespread frost and/or freeze event.
Unusually Stormy
Strong storms developed in advance of an approaching cold front Monday. Some areas received over 2 inches of rain! In addition to the downpours, funnel clouds were spotted with damage in the Edgewater area from a "likely tornado" (area not surveyed as of this post). Today, the cold front will ...
Warm Start To December
It's been a warm start to December. We have spent nearly a week at or above average with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Average high in Orlando is 75 degrees for this time of year. The monthly average is 73. While, it's a change of pace ...
November Ends On A Dry Note
November, in general, is the driest month of the year in Central Florida. We typically only receive 2.17" of rainfall for the entire month, but this year we fell well short. This past November ranked 10th on the list of driest Novembers on record. We saw measurable rainfall in Orlando ...
A Crazy 2012 Hurricane Season Ends
It's been quite a year in the tropical Atlantic as the 2012 hurricane season officially ended on November 30th. It was an early start for Florida as Tropical Storm Beryl made a rare landfall near Jacksonville on May 28th and was the strongest "pre-season" tropical storm to make landfall. This ...
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