Florida
TIMELINE: Storm system approaching Florida could bring damaging winds, tornadoes
Climate Forecast: January 24, 2023
FOX 35 Storm Crew Meteorologist Allison Gargaro has the forecast.
ORLANDO, Fla. – In the present day’s excessive: 73 levels
Tonight’s low: 62 levels
Fundamental climate considerations:
After a cold begin to our Tuesday, temps will rise properly into the decrease 70s, maybe some higher 60s within the northern beachfront areas. Skies will mix with solar and clouds, skies dry all day.
BEACHES:
Seashores look nice with combined skies and an easterly breeze. Temps grasp close to 70 or so by the afternoon. Water temps are within the 60s, rip present threat is low. Surf exhibits at 1-2′ at this time as a modest north wind swell programs into the surf zone.
THEME PARKS:
You may want a jacket to start out your day on the theme parks. Afternoon highs reaching low-mid 70s below a cover of combined skies, dry all day.
OUTLOOK:
We have declared Wednesday a FOX 35 STORM ALERT DAY primarily after 4pm with emphasis on our northern counties (FOX 51 WOGX). A powerful line of storms will develop throughout the Gulf South at this time and transfer steadily east in a single day into Wednesday morning. Extreme climate threat will enhance at this time and tonight from Houston, Texas all the way in which over to the Western Florida Panhandle.
A LEVEL 3 VERY LIKELY mode of extreme climate will probably be attainable in these areas. Impacts will embrace damaging winds and tornadoes. On Wednesday, the extreme climate threat shifts via the Florida Panhandle and into the Northern Florida Peninsula. The FOX 35 STORM TEAM has issued a FOX 35 STORM ALERT DAY for Wednesday afternoon-after 4pm because the northern components of the viewing are labeled a “LEVEL-2 LIKELY” threat/mode of extreme climate at the moment.
Impacts may embrace damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, heavy rain and lightning. Nearer to Orlando, storms are additionally attainable Wednesday night, however most forecast fashions should not bringing extreme storms into the Metro. We’ll be monitoring regardless! Anticipate a drop in temps late week behind the entrance with highs returning to the 60s and lows within the 40s.