Better than nothing at all....some rain for the First Coast. Amounts neared a half inch Mon. over parts of Putnam & Clay Co. in Fl. Some drizzle & a few showers will linger Tue. making for a damp, cool day but rain amounts will be light.
The rest of the week will be milder again with some overnight fog. A light northeasterly flow will keep beaches cooler. Looks like a pretty strong cold front moves into the area this weekend ushering in some colder air that could result in a light inland frost &/or freeze early next week.
An interesting study from NASA regarding the El Nino winter of 2009-'10 vs. the winter of 1999-2000. It's long been known that El Nino winters are typically wet across the Eastern & Southeast U.S. The study showed the increased sea surface temps. might have contributed to greater precip. in winter '09-'10 (the map below shows the comparison). It must be emphasized
that it's difficult to precisely simulate the 2 seasons plus these are models -- not perfect by any means. But the results are interesting & encouraging & indeed show an increase in the winter precip. of '09-'10 offering hope that forecast models might become more useful in the future for forecasting -- in particular -- precip. during El Nino & maybe La Nina events. Click
here for the story.
