The searing heat and dry continue over most of the Florida Peninsula this week. . . but there is an increasing chance of a break in this miserable weather pattern by Friday. The thick smoke from wildfires is staying just to our north today but it is already nearly 100° F. (37.7° C.) at noon.
A plume of deeper tropical moisture is forecast to move in from the southwest Gulf of Mexico and cover the state by the weekend which should lead to more clouds and a chance for an end to the painfully dry conditions.
Below: With heat building over the landmass the temperatures away from the coast are already near 100°. Coupled with the humidity these temperatures make for extremely difficult weather for humans to endure. The heat index is forecast to be 103° F. (or higher) this afternoon.
Relief from this brutal hot and dry weather cannot come soon enough. I'd be happy if it rained daily for the remainder of the rainy season. Already we're about a month behind the historical norm for the start of rainy weather over the peninsula.
Atmospheric moisture moving into the region will increase the thunderstorm chances Thursday through Monday. This morning a plume of more moist air covers our area, pushed in from the coast across Cape Canaveral. Unfortunately without some mechanism to initiate lift of that airmass it only makes the hot temperatures seem that much hotter in the short term. . . but by tomorrow we should start to see the high pressure that has been sitting over Florida for many months start to retreat and some lift in the atmosphere which hopefully will result in rain. The forecast high temperature for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are only 92° F. (33.3° C.) . . a virtual cool snap.
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