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May 18: Weathering May
Posted On: May 18, 2007 9:54 AM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
It’s beautiful outside today as I write this blog. I don’t mean to be smug about it or anything but I did mention something on this subject a few weeks ago. That is, about May weather and how nice it can be in South Florida. All I know is that I’ve been in my new condo for more than two weeks and have slept with the windows open nearly every night. I get a great breeze here, about one mile from the ocean. I’ve even been leaving the windows open during the daytime. That’s how pleasant the temperature has been so far this month.
Right now, there’s a beautiful cooling wind blowing from my patio through the living room into my office. Windows on both the south and west sides of my office help create a great cross-draft. It’s sunny today and not too humid, temperature around 80 or so. There are some large puffy cloudbanks around the horizon and it’s possible we’ll have a shower later. But the rains usually come and go quickly this time of year.
So why am I giving you this weather report? Because I think May is often an underappreciated month down here. The snowbirds typically pack up for their northern nests about Easter, though some are still around. The beach is relatively uncrowded in May, with fewer tourists lying on the sand. The restaurants and bars are much easier to get into these days. A whole lot of people are missing a whole lot of gorgeous weather by going home so early – or by failing to plan a trip to the Fort Lauderdale area during this period. It’s true that this is the start of our summer weather pattern. That means our skies are somewhat more unpredictable. But it would be a very rare May without sunshine most of the time. That really holds true for the entire summer. It’s usually like: “sunshinesunshinesunshinerainsunshinesunshine.” Besides, I always think a little tropical rainstorm is fun in the weather mix. But that’s a discussion for another blog. For now, I just wanted to say that I’m having a lovely South Florida day. Wish you were here.
Right now, there’s a beautiful cooling wind blowing from my patio through the living room into my office. Windows on both the south and west sides of my office help create a great cross-draft. It’s sunny today and not too humid, temperature around 80 or so. There are some large puffy cloudbanks around the horizon and it’s possible we’ll have a shower later. But the rains usually come and go quickly this time of year.
So why am I giving you this weather report? Because I think May is often an underappreciated month down here. The snowbirds typically pack up for their northern nests about Easter, though some are still around. The beach is relatively uncrowded in May, with fewer tourists lying on the sand. The restaurants and bars are much easier to get into these days. A whole lot of people are missing a whole lot of gorgeous weather by going home so early – or by failing to plan a trip to the Fort Lauderdale area during this period. It’s true that this is the start of our summer weather pattern. That means our skies are somewhat more unpredictable. But it would be a very rare May without sunshine most of the time. That really holds true for the entire summer. It’s usually like: “sunshinesunshinesunshinerainsunshinesunshine.” Besides, I always think a little tropical rainstorm is fun in the weather mix. But that’s a discussion for another blog. For now, I just wanted to say that I’m having a lovely South Florida day. Wish you were here.
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Well I always thought "April showers bring May flowers." Here it is that South Florida was/is suffering from drought since the beginning of the year and all through April. Personally, I'm grateful for the rain. With hurricane season less than a month away, I'm sure there's more on the way.
Posted By MH | 05/18/2007 3:12 PM
Posted By MH | 05/18/2007 3:12 PM
Posted By Anonymous | 05/21/2007 9:53 AM