Well, well well the weekend is here and so are the warm temperatures. It is going to be fantastic one with generally sunny skies and temperatures slightly above average and no chance for rain.

The meteorological start of Winter, which is Dec. 1st, was right about on time this year. It has been chilly lately with lows in the upper 40′s to low 50′s this work week.

Keep the jackets handy as north winds will not allow temperatures to warm up all that much on Wednesday. In fact the cool weather will stay with us through Thursday as well.

With a cold north wind we can expect wake-up weather to be rather chilly for Florida standards on Tuesday. You will need to bundle up as you head out to work as lows will be some 10-12 degrees below average.

Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year but it’s going to be tough to be indoors shopping when the weather is going to be so spectacular.

Expect the spectacular weather to continue on Thursday with a high in the low 80′s inland and upper 70′s near the coast. Conditions should be perfect to walk off some of those extra calories you will be eating for the Holiday.

We all have something to be thankful for and that is the weather for this Thanksgiving. High pressure will keep skies generally clear through Saturday with highs a few degrees above average.

The weather most of this week will be something we should all be thankful for. It will be cool on Tuesday morning with lows in the upper 40′s to low 50′s a for inland areas and mid 50′s near the coast which may not make some people happy but just wait for the rest of the week.

All week long the weather has been outstanding along the Suncoast and now that the weekend is here a cold front comes in to ruin everything right?

Since Monday skies have been clear as high pressure continues to dominate our weather. The cool starts to the days is about over as well as lows will be close to average for this time of year which is 60 degrees.

A light jacket or sweater will be needed once again through 10 a.m. Thursday and then with plenty of sunshine through the afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70′s.

A chilly start to your Wednesday as lows will be in the upper 40′s to low 50′s away from the waterways and upper 50′s to low 60′s right on the water. The normal low is 59 degrees and the average high is 78 degrees for mid November.

After a nasty cloudy and cold weekend the work week is shaping up to be a nice one. High pressure to our west will continue to build in and keep our skies generally fair through Friday.

It’s going to feel more like winter this weekend with temperatures some 10 degrees below average. A strong storm system off the Carolina coast will bring us NW winds on Saturday and Sunday. These winds will usher in the coldest air of the season.

Keep the umbrellas handy through Friday morning and the jackets and sweaters ready over the weekend. An area of low pressure will move across the Suncoast on Friday bringing showers and thunderstorms through midday Friday.

Most everyone I talked with and saw posting on social media throughout the day enjoyed the cool down on Wednesday. That is going to change on Thursday as we warm back up above average.

Now were talking finally more than just one day of cooler weather will take place over the weekend. One cold front after another is set up to move through the area over the next several days bringing some clouds showers, windy conditions and much cooler weather over the next several days.

Hope you enjoyed the cool down over the weekend as temperatures have climbed back above average once again. Monday’s high was 85 degrees just 3 degrees shy of tying a record high set last year.

After a week of record warmth we will see temperatures dip slightly below average over the weekend. Winds behind the front will switch around to the NNE at pick up in speed.

Extended summer is about to come to an end on Friday as a cold front brings fall our way for a little while. The record breaking high of 91 on Thursday beat the old mark of 90 set back in 1996.

Lets face it temperatures have been more like summer than mid fall. The high on Wednesday was 90 and the low was 74. That is more typical of August than early November.

The winds of change are upon us as a cold front moves through late Friday and brings some fall weather to the Suncoast. Winds will whip around to the NW on Saturday and pick up in intensity.

The cooler weather was nice for a little while anyway. The cooler weather we saw over the weekend is long gone for now as highs are expected to soar into the upper 80′s through Thursday.

Well, well, well, “Hotober” was the warmest on record since records began in 1911. The average temperature was 82.7 degrees for this year during the 10th month. The old mark was 80. 4 degrees in 2007.

Finally “Hotober” is over. The high on Thursday was 89 degrees one degree shy of tying the old mark set back in 1919 and 1959.

Three days in a row we have beaten or tied the record for the day this week. On Wednesday we warmed to 91 degrees tying the old mark set back in 2009.

I would venture a guess and say that Oct. will go down as the warmest on record. If it turns out not to be the case it will be very close.

Summer just keeps going and going this year. The record breaking high of 92 on Monday was just one of many this October.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms possible over the weekend as there will be plenty of moisture in place. With just enough daytime heating we will see some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing mainly in the afternoon moving from the SE to the NW.

The high on Thursday was 93 degrees at the Sarasota/Bradenton airport. This broke the old mark which was 91 set back in 1919.