Long-range Weather Forecast

Florida

Annual Weather Summary
November 2008 to October 2009

Detailed 2009 Long-Range Forecast
for the Florida Region

Includes predictions for all or portions of Florida (Hialeah, Jacksonville, Miami, Saint Petersburg, Tampa), Georgia (Kingsland, Saint Marys).

Winter temperatures will be about one degree below normal, on average, with above-normal rainfall. The coldest periods will occur in mid-December and early to mid-January.

April and May will be warmer than normal, with above-normal rainfall. Expect Tropical Storm Ana to threaten Florida in late May, in advance of the official hurricane season.

The summer will be hotter and wetter than normal, with the hottest periods in early and mid-June, mid-July, and mid-August. The hurricane season will be active, with the greatest threats in mid- to late August and early September.

Expect a tropical storm in early October. Otherwise, September and October will be slightly cooler and wetter than normal.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

October 2008

Avg. Temperature: 73° (2° below avg.)
Precipitation: 1.5" (2.5" below avg.)
Oct. 1-8: Sunny north, showers south; cool
Oct. 9-13: T-storms, seasonable
Oct. 14-22: Sunny, warm
Oct. 23-28: Sunny, cool
Oct. 29-31: Rain, seasonable

November 2008

Avg. Temperature: 68° (1° below avg.)
Precipitation: 2.5" (avg.)
Nov. 1-5: T-storms, seasonable
Nov. 6-10: Sunny, cold
Nov. 11-15: Sunny, seasonable
Nov. 16-22: Scattered t-storms, warm
Nov. 23-30: T-storms, then sunny; cold nights