It's summertime!!!!

If you haven't made plans to visit Santa Rosa Beach FL and check out Casablanca on 30A this summer it's high time you did...'cause it's summer here and the time is right! Just for fun I wanted to provide a link to show a loop of the overall surface weather map for today (Saturday) through Monday. Note the lack of persistent rainy weather systems over the Florida panhandle.

Right now - and for the next few months - the typical weather outlook for each day will be a morning low in the mid-70s, afternoon high in the mid- to upper 80s, and a 20-30% chance of afternoon thunderstorms. And guess what the official National Weather Service forecast for this weekend into next week is? You got it!!

Meanwhile we do need to keep an eye on the Atlantic hurricane season but right now there's nothing to worry about:

In fact the concern over hurricanes impinging on our beach weather this season are a bit lower than normal due to the expected development of El Nino. This periodic phenomenon suppresses tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic basin due to increasing the overall wind shear. That helps to break apart any organization of storms in areas that may result in landfalling hurricanes. (Of course it only takes one storm to wreak havoc so we'll keep our eyes on things.)

In the meantime make your plans to come our way this summer! C'mon down, the water's nice this time of year!!

Summer is here and the time is right

Even a cursory check of the weather forecast for Santa Rosa Beach reveals that summer conditions are most definitely in place...i.e. it's Beach Weather!! With afternoon high temperatures in the mid-80s and morning lows in the mid-70s it is time to grab the swim suits, flip-flops, shades, and sunscreen and head to the beach.

Given the subtropical latitudes folks from more northern climes may not understand just how strong the Florida sunshine can be. This ultraviolet forecast page provides a daily and hourly forecast for folks to check and help prevent sunburn. With the clear skies as shown in the satellite image below it would be a good idea to apply liberal amounts of sunscreen before heading out today:

And since it is officially hurricane season (it began June 1st) we will all be keeping our eyes on the forecast. Right now there is a disturbance in the far southwest corner of the Gulf of Mexico upon which the National Hurricane Center is focusing but there is little concern at the moment for effects on Santa Rosa Beach.

So c'mon down! The water's fine!!