Mothers Day ahead

With Mother's Day weekend upon us a lot of folks are seriously contemplating beach visits as summer approaches.  The weather here at Santa Rosa Beach FL is a great attraction even when a cold front is due through the area as it is this weekend.  After a quick bout with some showers and thunderstorms Saturday as the cold front pushes through the sun will reassert itself for Sunday - Mother's Day - and will stick around for all this coming week.

Temperatures will remain consistent here this next week as they almost always do, with high temperatures reaching the upper 70's and lows near 60 degrees.  Much of the eastern U.S. will shiver a bit under the influence of chilly Canadian air behind the cold front as shown here in this forecast graphic for the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning:

This cold air mass could result in a late season frost as far south as Tennessee and the North Carolina mountains, but note the warmer colors indicated for Santa Rosa Beach at the white star.  No frost here!!   C'mon down!

Springtime in all its glory

The title pretty much sums up the weather this week in Santa Rosa Beach FL.  After a few scattered showers later this afternoon - Monday - with a high of 70 degrees (F) the remainder of the week will feature sunshine and highs in the upper 70's.  The pesky upper level low that has plagued the Midwest with snow and cold air and is now dumping copious amounts of rain on the Mid-Atlantic states is far enough north that it is having very little effect on the weather here in northwest Florida.  In fact here's a current visible satellite view that shows our beautiful clear skies, with the yellow star marking Santa Rosa Beach:

 

A "cold" front is due through here next weekend but even that will only bring scattered showers and thunderstorms along with continued temperatures in the upper 70's.  Want more spring?  Consider Santa Rosa Beach as a spot for your next getaway, especially the updated rental property at Casablanca on 30A.  You'll be glad you did!

Springtime in Northwest Florida

Those folks shivering in the record-setting May snowfall across the Plains and upper Midwest states should take note that spring has arrived here in Santa Rosa Beach!  Daily high temperatures are climbing into the low 70's and morning lows have been bottoming out in the mid-50's.  Even the heavy rainfall forecast across the southern U.S. courtesy of a cutoff low pressure system will remain mostly to the north of our area this week. 
In fact, after a bout with some showers today (Friday) that could drop a quarter- to a half-inch of moisture to fuel our flower growth the only potential rainfall over the next several days will stem from a "cold" front that will sweep the clouds and dampness out of the area as shown in this forecast graphic for Saturday evening:

The orange star marks our location.

 By next Friday (5/10) the temperatures here will be flirting with the 80 degree mark.  Sound better than snow and overcast skies?  Plan on coming down here soon!!!