Sunny Skies and Staying Dry

THERE’S SOME AIR QUALITY ISSUES WE’RE DEALING WITH. THAT’S RIGHT. SO FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE SENSITIVE RESPIRATORY ISSUES YOU MAY WANT TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE TODAY BECAUSE HERE’S A LOOK AT THE AIR QUALITY INDEX FOR TODAY. YOU SEE A LOT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA UNDER THE YELLOW MEANING WE’RE SEEING A MODERATE AIR QUALITY TODAY MEANING THERE ARE HIGHER PARTICLES IN THE AIR THAT COULD CAUSE SOME IRRITANTS FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE SOME RESPIRATORY ISSUES. NOW, THE REASON WHY IS DUE TO SCIENCE, NOT NECESSARILY TO ANY PRESCRIBED BURN LIKE WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. SO ON A NORMAL DAY, WE HAVE COOL AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE THAT ALLOWS ANY SMOG OR POLLUTANTS OR EVEN A SMOKE FROM A BRUSH FIRE TO ESCAPE AND MIX ON OUT. BUT TODAY WE HAVE WHAT’S CALLED AN INVERSION, OR BASICALLY A CAP IN THE ATMOSPHERE. IT’S A LAYER OF WARM AIR JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. THAT’S ACTUALLY TRAPPING POLLUTANTS. THAT’S ANYTHING FROM CAR EXHAUST TO A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE FROM YESTERDAY’S BRUSH FIRES OR WILDFIRES. AND THEN IT KEEPS IT AT THE SURFACE, CREATING A LITTLE BIT LOWER AIR QUALITY. NOW HERE IN ORLANDO, WE’RE SEEING A VERY SHARP INVERSION OR CAP ABOVE US. AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE SEEING THE HAZY SKIES. BASICALLY, IN LAYMAN’S TERMS, THINK OF IT AS YOU’RE BOILING WATER ON THE STOVE AND THE STEAM ESCAPES, RIGHT. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A LID. WELL, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LID OVER US, AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE SEEING THOSE HAZY SKIES AND HIGHER POLLUTANT LEVELS STEPPING OUTSIDE. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE AT 75. IN SANFORD, 76 IN ORLANDO. HAZY SKIES RIGHT NOW OVER IN DELAND AT 75 DEGREES. OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOWING MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF THE CLOUD COVER IN THE RADAR PORTION, NOT PICKING UP ON ANY RAIN AT ALL. SO TODAY, DESPITE THE HAZE, IT’S ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. IT’S GOING TO BE DRY AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE LIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10MPH. TOMORROW MORNING. A NICE COMFORTABLE START ONCE AGAIN UP NORTH. WE’LL START OFF IN THE 50S AND THE ORLANDO METRO LOWER 60S, SO YOU MAY NEED THAT. JACK IN THE MORNING, BUT YOU’LL BE SHEDDING IT BY THE AFTERNOON. LOOK AT THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW. 87 IN ORLANDO, 87 IN LEESBURG AND NICE TOASTY 86 IN THE VILLAGES. TOMORROW ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH AREA HIGH PRESSURE OVER US AND WE WILL SEE VERY COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS AGAIN AS WE LOOK AHEAD FOR LATE WEEK. STAYING DRY AS WELL. AND WITH THAT AREA HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL, THAT’S GOING TO LIMIT ANY FRONTS FROM HEADING OUR WAY, KEEPING US DRY EVEN INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. SPEAKING OF THE WEEKEND PLANNER, GREEN CHECK MARKS OF APPROVAL BOTH WEEKEND DAYS BECAUSE OF THE DRY CONDITIONS AND GREAT, GREAT SUNSHINE, THAT 10% CHANCE YOU SEE OF RAIN THAT IS MOSTLY FOR OUR COASTAL LOCATIONS, SO A SPOT SHOWER CAN’T BE RULED OUT ALONG THE COAST. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, MOST LOCATIONS STAYING DRY NOT EXPECTED TO SEE A SINGLE DROP OF RAIN OTHER THAN A COASTLINE. LOCATIONS. HERE’S A LOOK AHEAD AT YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. JUST A PERFECT STRETCH OF WEATHER HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. YES, THE HEAT BUILDS A BIT. HIGHS CLIMB BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S, ESPECIALLY BY NEXT WEEK. WE’RE PUSHING NEAR 90 DEGREES AGAIN. BY TUESDAY. I’LL SHOW YOU HOW THE HUMIDITY IS GOING TO FEEL T

Sunny Skies and Staying Dry

Updated: 2:34 PM EDT Apr 24, 2024

Sunny Skies and Staying Dry

Sunny Skies and Staying Dry