All eyes are on Thanksgiving week, a week when many people are on vacation and travelers are on the road. Some of the estimated 80 million AAA travelers will make their way to Florida. Are there hurricanes we should worry about? Will it be just as cold?
A week before Thanksgiving, hoodie weather arrived in Florida after a cold front moved in from the east and across the state with another front behind it, creating what the Florida Division of Emergency Management called “the coldest temperatures the state has seen since winter.” . months earlier this year.”
Since much of Florida woke up to a cold Sunday, it looks like the weather will be mostly temperate through Thanksgiving Day 2024. The National Weather Service forecast maps for Florida show highs ranging from the low 70s to the low 80s depending on location and nights in the summer. 40s and 50s. Black Friday through Saturday looks to be a little cooler.
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But what about hurricane season? It’s not officially over until Saturday, November 30. The National Hurricane Center shows no tropical activity over the next seven days. That doesn’t mean we don’t have certainty this year; tropical storms and even hurricanes can develop at any time. But historically, the odds drop sharply around the end of the month.
The National Hurricane Center will stop issuing its twice-daily tropical forecasts on November 30, although it will spring back into action if forecasters discover something we should know.
Here is the latest update from the NHC as of Sunday morning, November 24:
What is the travel weather outlook this week?
Accuweather forecasts say most of the eastern United States should have good travel weather, and that includes Florida. Colder forecast temperatures in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast could bring rain and snow.
NOAA Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook
There are currently no disturbances in the Atlantic Basin. According to the National Hurricane Center, no tropical cyclones are expected in the next seven days.
The Atlantic Basin consists of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Countdown clock: when does hurricane season end?
The official Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, although tropical systems can develop at any time.
The Atlantic Basin includes the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Will Florida, USA experience another hurricane and tropical storm this year?
While a tropical or subtropical storm in the mid-Atlantic is possible through early December, any U.S. impacts from additional tropical storms or hurricanes for the rest of the year are highly unlikely, DaSilva said.
As the cold front moves through Florida, it will “finally put an end to any further risk of tropical activity threatening the continental U.S. this year,” said Dr. Ryan Truchelut, chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger. Truchelut is a Florida-based meteorologist working with the USA TODAY Network.
“That will usher in temperatures with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s for north and central Florida – the first taste of winter in Florida after a summery fall.”
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This article originally appeared in The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Thanksgiving 2024 weather, hurricane outlook for Florida
