CLOSED 1-6 Florida/Alabama Blog - January Thaw!

well mid 40's here right now but outside it sure doesn't feel that warm...brrr

At least the skeeters should be knocked down. I need to prune some shrubbery and hidden wasp nests are always a concern. They should be (I hope) a non-issue as well if I can get motivated enough this weekend.

amazing, I walked my dogs in the park this morning, temps were just about 30, and some people were jogging in shorts and tee's..ok my wife says they must have been northern visitors..but hold on..at 30 degree's where They live..they sure would'nt be dressed like that up there. huh..well frost bite does not care where you come from I think.

Well I'm balmy compared to you guys! It was 45 at 8:00 am, so I'm guessing our low was maybe 39/40. My hubby said it was 29 Feel like out west where he works.
Still prefer this over the heat.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Still prefer this over the heat.

I'm with you Billsfan!

good early Friday Morning Folks and TGIF!!...dogs got me up early again lol...36 degree's here and no wind so far..still 3-4 hours before dawn where it always gets colder somehow..then hopefully they are right and our warm up begins tomorrow thru the weekend.....yeah I lost all my Canna Lillies,and some of the flowering plants and Banana tree's all took a big hit..guess I lost a lot but JR is right..i too hope the skeeters took a bit hit...well have a great day everyone!

well frost over the roof's and cars parked outside..not a winter wonderland but close lol...about 35 degree's and dawn is still away's yet for the coldest temps..might go down to 32 here I guess.

Morning all,
I got down to 27 last night. I also turned on the sprinklers. Got a nice looking ice bush. I don't know how to post a picture. When I figure it out i'll put it on.
Have a great day all
John Z-hills

Morning. I bet the ice bush looks cool John. If you use an image-hosting site like photobucket or imgur you can upload your photo there then copy/paste the URL using the "insert image" icon above the comment box where you enter blog comments.

Currently 25 here again as was forecast. Work calls - have a good day all.

severstorm wrote:Morning all,
I got down to 27 last night. I also turned on the sprinklers. Got a nice looking ice bush. I don't know how to post a picture. When I figure it out i'll put it on.
Have a great day all
John Z-hills

Nice john,hopefully this is the last Freezing morning for awhile..have a great day ok

Not as cold as yesterdays low, but still a cold 23 here and HEAVY frost on everything. It looks like snow in open fields and is up in the trees as well. The thaw starts today. Should be another beautiful weekend.I wonder how long this warm period will last and how many more freezes we will get this winter. Still have February and March to go so I am sure winter is not over yet. Joe Bastardi seems to think that after this January thaw is over, winter comes back and locks in in the eastern US for most of Feb/Mar. Time will tell.

waterdipper wrote:Not as cold as yesterdays low, but still a cold 23 here and HEAVY frost on everything. It looks like snow in open fields and is up in the trees as well. The thaw starts today. Should be another beautiful weekend.I wonder how long this warm period will last and how many more freezes we will get this winter. Still have February and March to go so I am sure winter is not over yet. Joe Bastardi seems to think that after this January thaw is over, winter comes back and locks in in the eastern US for most of Feb/Mar. Time will tell.  

good morning WD, yeah the frost was kinda beautiful here too although probably not as heavy as up by your area..already mid 40's here..it looks like the Freezing temps are over...local met says he doesn't see any strong cold fronts like this one, making it down into florida on the model runs..at least thru the end of their runs..im hoping for the 70/50 temps to return and stay LOL...have a great day ok

yes the last of the Freeze kind of temps....................NWS Tampa.......Fri Jan 19 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central And Southwest
Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
After a cold and frosty start to the day temperatures will warm
into the 60s by the afternoon. Today will be the last of the cold
mornings as temperatures begin to moderate into the weekend.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

$$

well this morning still 400 homes still without power here in Pinellas county,i remember a few mornings ago, park Blvd down in st pete was closed do a power line down..I wonder if a lot of the outages were caused by that..at one point over 4000 residences were without power whew..and in this cold? gee

well I for one am glad the actual freezing temps are over..i moved to florida to get away from them lol..

Had frost on the roofs here in St. Pete this morning, and some on the grass. Did not have that yesterday, but I think the cold air all day yesterday cooled water temps around here enough to tip us into a light freeze

StPeteFLwx wrote:Had frost on the roofs here in St. Pete this morning, and some on the grass.  Did not have that yesterday, but I think the cold air all day yesterday cooled water temps around here enough to tip us into a light freeze

yes and maybe now a change in wind direction,more from the south wih moisture?...all that frost was a pretty sight huh..all the roof's and car tops all white..mostly gone now..its 50 by me.

Quick pop-in over a late lunch break. It dipped another degree and bottomed out at 24 around 7:30. Quick warm up from 8 onward per the PWS - 25 at 8, 36 at 9, 47 at 10. It's now a comfortable 61

StAugustineFL wrote:Quick pop-in over a late lunch break.  It dipped another degree and bottomed out at 24 around 7:30.  Quick warm up from 8 onward per the PWS - 25 at 8, 36 at 9, 47 at 10.  It's now a comfortable 61

good for you Aug,Milder temps coming.

sangria wrote:I like that rotation JR except for the split pea soup  

Ya, San. It was a first --- it's ok. How about others in current rotation: low-carb quiche, beans with ham and beef liver ? The liver was a new idea as well. It's good, but I can back off a little on the liver part.

Got down to 35 here, and yes, the frost was beautiful. It really looked like a dusting of snow in the park. Another nice weekend ahead.

StPeteFLwx wrote:

JRnOldsmar wrote:Launch tonight -- window = 7:52pm + 40 minutes.  I'm pretty sure it will be a mostly clear night.

Link:
 Cold weather not expected to delay Atlas V launch

Don't they sometimes postpone launch due to cold temperatures?

I would assume so, StPete, but I wouldn't know the current specs. There were certainly a number of postponed shuttle launches, due to temps, post-Challenger.

This launch was successful tonight, following a technical (temperature??? ) delay.

Good Saturday Morning folks!..its about 46 here this early morning but going up to 70 today they say..yard work for me today,alot of clean up to do for sure...have a great day everyone!

Morning.  A chilly 31 here which is 5 degrees colder than forecast.  I left my plants uncovered but I'm sure they'll be ok.

If the GFS verifies looks like a wet period coming up beginning next weekend from hour 174 to 312.  We shall see.  Here's 180 hours.

GFS forecast precip from now to end of the year. If true then 2-4" for most of FL from Lake O north with 6"+ in Jenny's neck of the woods.

Morning All,
Down to 36 this am. HEY, did anyone see the rocket launch last night? I saw it really well from my house.
Love the cold weather sorry to see it go. Wish I didn't have to leave at 5am so I could see all the frost on the ground and trees like most of you. well that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Have a great day!!!
John Z-hills

StAugustineFL wrote:GFS forecast precip from now to end of the year.  If true then 2-4" for most of FL from Lake O north with 6"+ in Jenny's neck of the woods.

Would be nice if it comes true.

I forgot all about the launch.

StAugustineFL wrote:GFS forecast precip from now to end of the year.  If true then 2-4" for most of FL from Lake O north with 6"+ in Jenny's neck of the woods.

That's one serious drought there, Aug!

JRnOldsmar wrote:

StAugustineFL wrote:GFS forecast precip from now to end of the year.  If true then 2-4" for most of FL from Lake O north with 6"+ in Jenny's neck of the woods.

That's one serious drought there, Aug!

LOL! Oops! I meant end of January.

severstorm wrote:Morning All,
Down to 36 this am. HEY, did anyone see the rocket launch last night? I saw it really well form my house.
Love the cold weather sorry to see it go. Wish I didn't have to leave at 5am so I could see all the frost on the ground and trees like most of you. well that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Have a great day!!!
John Z-hills

No I missed it, must have been something to watch it there John..lite up the sky huh?

well its up to 56 here now..warming up nicely.wish these low clouds would move away and let the sun in full.

StAugustineFL wrote:

JRnOldsmar wrote:

StAugustineFL wrote:GFS forecast precip from now to end of the year.  If true then 2-4" for most of FL from Lake O north with 6"+ in Jenny's neck of the woods.

That's one serious drought there, Aug!

LOL!  Oops!  I meant end of January.

well we knew what you meant

LargoFL wrote:

severstorm wrote:Morning All,
Down to 36 this am. HEY, did anyone see the rocket launch last night? I saw it really well form my house.
Love the cold weather sorry to see it go. Wish I didn't have to leave at 5am so I could see all the frost on the ground and trees like most of you. well that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Have a great day!!!
John Z-hills

No I missed it, must have been something to watch it there John..lite up the sky huh?

Well lit up the sky at a distance. But it was really kool to see it. That's only the second time I got to see the launch in real time.

JRnOldsmar wrote:Ya, San.  It was a first --- it's ok.  How about others in current rotation:  low-carb quiche, beans with ham and beef liver ?  The liver was a new idea as well.  It's good, but I can back off a little on the liver part.

Yum at the beans with ham!  I made a pot of those yesterday, Texas style!!  Now I really have to pull out the for the liver though!  Kudos to you for trying some new things though  

I totally forgot about the launch, glad some of you caught it - it was the perfect night for it.

Good Sunday Morning folks!!..well mid 50's here this morning,supposed to get up into the mid 70's if these clouds would clear out here...........well have a great day everyone!!

Morning. 47 here which feels very nice compared the the past several morning. Couple of light rain showers in the area. May have squeezed out a couple hundredths. Won't know until daylight when I can see the gauge.

GFS seems to have backed off on the rain. Still showing good prospects beginning next weekend but now focusing the best rain from I-4 northward.

.05 in the gauge.

My food palate doesn't agree with yours JR, lol. Beer is another story I'm sure.

Morning all! 54 here and damp. Had a light rain move through a bit ago but not enough to really speak of.

Pinto beans, with a couple of ham hocks and diced onions, was a staple growing up. I do skip the rock-hard corn-shaped corn-bread now-a-days, though.

Go Jags! Go Vikes!

JRnOldsmar wrote:Go Jags!  Go Vikes!

I would like that matchup. Either the Jags or Eagles must win or the NFL may have egg on their face. I'm already suspicious after the Vikes win last week.

https://www.news4jax.com/sports/nfl/jaguars/nfl-mistakenly-promotes-patriots-vikings-super-bowl-lii-matchup

Good Monday Morning folks!!...cool outside this morning but its supposedly going up into the high 70's around here with..a 20% chance for rain with a front coming they say,looks like its going to knock our highs back into the 60's for a few days........well have a great day folks and drive safe if this heavy fog is in your area ok.

geez....2 bombs were exploded at a Lake Wales Mall....stay alert and safe out there folks.

gee the sea fog really moving in here in my area now.

It was another great weekend here in Levy county. Saturday was a strange weather day. Cold in the AM with frost, we got up to 60 by afternoon, then the clouds and cold rolled back in the afternoon and it cooled back into the 40's by 5PM. Sunday was much nicer with a high near 70. It is a nice Monday morning here by me. 47 when I went out at 7 AM, with just some patchy light fog on my drive in to work. Looks like a 90% chance of rain tonight with the frontal passage, then a couple of days slightly below normal (60 to 40). Looks like another good shot of rainfall coming next weekend.