New Year’s Day 2016 will mark the end of record heat across south Florida. By tomorrow midday, the first in a series of cold fronts will pass through the area bringing a shift to northerly and then northeasterly winds, cooler temperatures, lower dew points, extensive cloud cover and greater chances
Read DetailsTo say that it was unseasonably hot in south Florida in 2015 would be an understatement. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Miami, 2015 was the hottest year on record at all four main climate sites (Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Naples and West Palm Beach). Temperatures for the year easily
Read DetailsWEATHERTORIAL: The following opinions are mine alone. This weathertorial has been shared with local officials and others. Working outside and lightning don’t mix! That’s a hardened lightning safety rule that hasn’t changed in decades. Lightning safety was emphasized in an editorial in the Naples Daily News yesterday (May 13, 2015).
Read DetailsSpring is the time of the year when severe weather events occur with the highest frequency. Hence, it should not be a surprise that a stormy weather pattern is firmly established from the Rockies to the East Coast. The next in a seemingly endless string of spring storms is organizing
Read DetailsIf you like near-record warmth and humidity, and even some showers and thunderstorms, then you’ll like the weather in southwest Florida for many days to come. The first 9 days of April saw temperatures average 3.4 degrees above the 30-year average…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 4/10/15
Read DetailsSouthwest Floridians are going to have to contend with a bad hair day, this Fri, Mar. 27, 2015. Early this morning, temperatures and dew points had risen to summery morning levels. For example, at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), the 5:00 a.m. E.D.T observations showed a temperature of 77 degrees and
Read DetailsMeteorologists love to report about extreme weather. Sometimes, however, they just have to talk about the mundane stuff, as well. Such is the case, across southwest Florida, as the first day of spring approaches and beyond…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 3/16/15
Read DetailsThe following appeared in an examiner article four days ago: “Much like the air mass slated to affect southwest Florida this weekend, next week’s arctic blast promises similar temperatures. Even in downtown Naples, temperatures will drop to the coldest levels of the current winter season.”…To read the entire feature, click
Read DetailsIt hasn’t been awfully cold in southwest Florida so far this winter. Frosts and freezes have basically been non-existent. However, it has been chilly. Other than a very warm period at the start of 2015, and then a mostly above average month of January…To read the entire feature, click here.
Read DetailsJanuary 2015 has been a warm one across southwest Florida. The first five days of the month saw temperatures at both Fort Myers (Page Field) and Naples (Municipal Airport) run 10 or more degrees above average each day. Until yesterday (Jan. 25), there was only one day (Jan. 8) on
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