Sunshine and comfortable temperatures abound

While the northern two-thirds of the nation shivers in abnormally cool late October weather Santa Rosa Beach basks in the sunshine and pleasant weather.  A series of cold fronts blasting across the country opened the door for warm and dry conditions to invade the Gulf Coast with another front due through tomorrow (Friday) morning.  This next frontal passage will be dry and will only drop the temperatures 4-5 degrees from their current highs in the mid-70's to a high Friday and Saturday near the 70 degree mark.

The weather over the weekend and into much of next week will be dominated by high pressure centered over the southeastern U.S. The clockwise circulation around this system will keep light northerly winds in place over the beachfront during the coming weekend.  Those winds will gradually switch to coming out of the northeast and then the east over the first part of next week as the high pressure center itself slides eastward.  The entire effect will be to keep warm temperatures in place along the Gulf Coast similar to those shown in this Weather Prediction Center forecast graphic showing high temperatures for Sunday:

The next chance of rain looks to be associated with another cold frontal passage late next week, probably during the day on Thursday.  Daily high temperatures behind that front also look to be near the 70 degree mark so the weather at Santa Rosa Beach (and of course, Casablanca on 30A) will continue to trump the weather in most other places further north.  C'mon down!