Christmas on the beach
Posted by Ryan
There was one prevailing issue with the forecast in Port St. Lucie, and it was a prevailing wind. Easterly flow, even overnight meant that temperatures were moderated, and overnight lows simply didn't bottom out like one may have expected. That was the big problem with the forecast, but let's be honest... I don't think any residents or guests were complaining. The Weather Channel had the top forecast.
Actuals: Sunday - High 75, Low 64
Monday - High 73, Low 68
Grade: B
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Posted by Ryan
There are a lot of little towns along the Florida coast. Well, not little, but a lot of them that you may not have heard of or realize how close they are. I don't know where I am going with this.
At 147PM, ET, Port St Lucie was seeing mostly cloudy skies with a temperature of 75 degrees. A cool front was moving through the region, and was actually demarcated on the surface observations as lying between Stuart and West Palm Beach. There were a few light showers in and around the Palm Beach area, but most of the activity was off the coast, and northerly flow in Port St. Lucie was likely to prevent any additional wet weather today.
The jet is lying to the north of Florida, and no cool air will move into the Sunshine State. Instead, the pattern to the north is quite transient, and a ridge will move into the southeast. Expect splendid weather for any Holiday Plans in south Florida to begin this week.
Tomorrow - Mostly sunny, with some morning clouds, High 73, Low 63
Monday - Sunny, High 73, Low 61
TWC: Tomorrow - A mainly sunny sky. High 74, Low 62
Monday - Chance of showers High 73, Low 65
AW: Tomorrow - Partly sunny High 74, Low 59
Monday - Partly sunny High 74, Low 60
NWS: Tomorrow - Mostly sunny High 72, Low 56
Monday - Mostly sunny High 72, Low 57
WB: Tomorrow - Partly sunny.High 72, Low 60
Monday - Partly sunny. High 73, Low 61
Not bad, right? Here's a look at the radar, which shows only a little bit of rain in the Port St. Lucie area, and all of it to the south.
Sunny Skies
Posted by Anthony
With high pressure taking a strong hold over much of the Southeast to start the week off, the thunderstorms normally seen in abundance over the FL Peninsula have been taking a vacation. More specifically, that meant a couple of sunny and nearly cloudy free days for Port St. Lucie. Temperatures ticked upwards a couple of degrees Monday to Tuesday, with Weatherbug tying us here at Victoria Weather for the top spot.
Monday: High 84, Low 69.
Tuesday: High 87, Low 71.
Forecast grade: B
Omaha, Nebraska to Port St. Lucie, Florida
Posted by Anthony
A 1552-mile trip from a land-locked state to the one with the 2nd most coastline in the country. Away we go!
DAY ONE
Well, it's going to be a VERY interesting start to this trip. An area of low pressure is deepening and shifting into the Central Plains as Monday gets underway. Strong southerly flow out ahead of it combined with the increased pressure gradient will make for some very gusty southeast winds, to the tune of 30-40mph at times. And as if that wasn't bad enough, a good swath of rain will push through Omaha during the morning hours. It'll be a bit of slow going to start off the day as we push through the rain and the wind, but the most fun we'll have during the day is outrunning the severe storms that are expected to develop over KS and OK before pushing eastward into MO. While we should be well ahead of the worst of the severe weather, there is still a decent chance of some strong thunderstorms out ahead of this activity during the afternoon hours as we push our way through central MO past St. Louis during the early evening hours. Better hope the windshield wipers are new, because they're going to get a workout all the way to Mt. Vernon, our end to this rather ugly weather day. Or picturesque if you're a family of storm chasers!
DAY TWO
Low pressure will have shifted towards the IA/MO border by the morning, with heavy rains shifting through central IL ahead of the frontal boundary. As we start our day heading towards southern IL and ultimately towards Nashville, it'll be a slow beginning as the heavy rain and some thunderstorms shift through our path. Luckily, this won't be too long lived as the front looks to shift off to the northeast by the late morning hours. We're still going to be in the warm sector of these systems however, so with a good amount of instability in the region, scattered showers and storms will dot the TN Valley as we cruise through Nashville towards Chattanooga. Hopefully Nashville escapes these storms, as they're still dealing with the devastating flooding that hit there last week. Storms should be on the downturn towards the evening hours, especially as we make our way past Atlanta and pull into Macon, the stop for Day Two.
DAY THREE
Finally! After two days of rather interesting weather, high pressure is controlling much of Florida and the Gulf Coast during midweek with a general east to west flow occurring over the state. There could be a couple of popcorn or seabreeze thundershowers over the central part of the FL Peninsula as we drive past Gainesville and Orlando during the afternoon and evening hours. A beautiful sunset should greet us upon our arrival into Port St. Lucie. With a couple extra days of good weather expected over the region, should be a great vacation for everybody along the sands of the Atlantic Ocean!
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Posted by Anthony
Off to the Sunshine State today, where it looks like it should be in abundance to start the week!
At 653pm EDT, the temperature was 77 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Showers and thunderstorms were very much absent over the Florida Peninsula today, as a ridge of high pressure shifting over the region pretty much put the kibosh on any development. Not even the seabreeze, which almost acts like a mini-front and can ignite when the collide over the states' interior, sparked anything today. Much of Florida will once again be under the influence of this high pressure for the next couple of days while a very large area of low pressure will make headlines in the central part of the country. Should the seabreeze kick up again during the next couple of days, any suspect storms should form off to the western half of the Peninsula, keeping Port St. Lucie on the dry side. Break out the sunscreen!
Monday: Mostly sunny, some afternoon clouds. High 83, Low 72.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 84, Low 70.
TWC: Monday: Sunny. High 83, Low 71.
Tuesday: Continued sunny. High 84, Low 74.
AW: Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy. High 81, Low 71.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, continued breezy in afternoon. High 81, Low 69.
NWS: Monday: Mostly sunny. High 83, Low 74.
Tuesday: Sunny and windy. High 83, Low 71.
WB: Monday: Partly cloudy. High 82, Low 70.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 82, Low 71.
As you can see, no clouds of note to really speak of around the area, let alone precip. However, on a somewhat more interesting note, we can see the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream lift northward off the east side of the state and off towards the Carolina coastline. Behold the wonders of infrared technology!
