REGION 5 FORECAST

FLORIDA

SUMMARY: Winter will be milder and drier than normal, with the coldest temperatures in mid-December, early January, and early February. April and May will have near-normal temperatures, with above-normal rain. Watch for a tropical storm threat in mid-May. Summer will be slightly cooler than normal, with near-normal rainfall. The hottest periods will be in early and mid- to late July. Watch for a tropical storm threat in early to mid-August. September and October will be cooler and drier than normal, despite a hot spell in mid-September. Expect a tropical storm threat in early to mid-September.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 68° (1° below avg.); precip. 1.5" (1" below avg.). 1–5 A few showers, warm. 6–10 Sunny, cold. 11–14 T-storms, warm. 15–19 Showers, chilly. 20–24 Sunny, warm. 25–30 Showers, mild.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 62° (1° below avg.); precip. 2" (1" below avg.). 1–5 Showers, then sunny, cool. 6–10 Scattered showers, warm. 11–17 Sunny, cold. 18–24 T-storms, turning warm. 25–31 Sunny, then showers; cool.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 58° (2° below avg.); precip. 2.5" (avg.). 1–3 Showers, then sunny, cold. 4–9 Scattered t-storms, warm. 10–17 Sunny, cool. 18–20 T-storms, warm. 21–27 Scattered t-storms, cool. 28–31 T-storms, warm.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 65° (4° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (2" below avg. north, avg. south). 1–11 Sunny; cold, then warm. 12–22 Scattered tstorms, mild. 23–28 Sunny, warm.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 69° (2° above avg.); precip. 2.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–8 T-storms, then sunny, warm. 9–12 A few showers, cool. 13–21 Sunny, mild. 22–25 T-storms, warm. 26–31 Sunny, cool.

APR. 2021: Temp. 72° (1° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (1" above avg.). 1–8 Scattered tstorms, cool. 9–18 A few t-storms, warm. 19– 23 Sunny, warm. 24–30 Scattered t-storms, warm.

MAY 2021: Temp. 76° (1° below avg.); precip. 7" (3" above avg.). 1–9 A few t-storms, warm. 10–15 Sunny, cool. 16–21 Tropical storm threat. 22–31 Scattered t-storms, cool.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 81° (1° below avg.); precip. 7" (0.5" above avg.). 1–7 Sunny north, tstorms south; cool. 8–16 Sunny, warm. 17–25 Sunny, cool. 26–30 A few t-storms, warm.

JULY 2021: Temp. 84° (1° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (3" below avg.). 1–6 A few t-storms, turning hot. 7–17 Sunny, warm. 18–25 Scattered t-storms, hot. 26–31 T-storms, cool.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 81° (1° below avg.); precip. 10" (2.5" above avg.). 1–9 A few t-storms, warm. 10–14 Tropical storm threat. 15–22 Scattered t-storms, cool. 23–31 A few tstorms, warm.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 79° (1° below avg.); precip. 3" (4" below avg. north, 1" below south). 1–7 Daily t-storms, cool. 8–12 Tropical storm threat. 13–22 Scattered t-storms, hot. 23–30 Sunny, cool.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 72° (4° below avg. north, 2° below south); precip. 3" (1" below avg.). 1–7 Rain, then sunny, cool. 8–13 Rainy periods, warm. 14–17 Sunny, chilly. 18–27 A few showers, cool. 28–31 Sunny, cold.

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