Latest Summer 2021 Weather Forecasts Released For Florida

FLORIDA — Ready for two more predictions on what Mother Nature has in store for popular Florida this summer, which officially begins June 20? You may like this one.

Accuweather and the Old Farmers' Almanac recently released their 2021 summer forecasts.

What should Floridians expect? Well, while it's too early to stock up on hurricane necessities.

The private weather company AccuWeather has released its 2021 summer weather forecast, and said the overall impacts from tropical systems in 2021 are expected to be a bit lower than the past few years, but it is not zero, meteorologist Paul Pastelok said.

“We do feel there could be a named storm in June, but the way the pattern is setting up in June in the eastern U.S.," Pastelok explained, anything that might develop "may be forced away from the coast or head well down to the south towards Mexico or South Texas."

There is an elevated threat for a tropical strike stretches from the Atlantic coast of Florida through the Carolinas. But the central Gulf Coast will not be free from tropical systems, just that the overall chance of a landfalling tropical storm or hurricane will be lower than it was in 2020, according to AccuWeather forecasters.

While not predicted to be as busy as last year, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be another above-average season. AccuWeather is predicting 16 to 20 named storms, 7 to 10 hurricanes and three to five direct hits on the U.S. A typical season features 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three or four U.S. landfalls.

“Our biggest concern is the fact that water temperatures across the Atlantic are already warmer than normal over a larger part of the basin,” said AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski, who has been forecasting the tropics for 45 years.

Warm water is one of the key ingredients for tropical cyclone formation, and with the temperatures continually rising throughout the summer, it will translate to more fuel for tropical storms and hurricanes that do develop.

Old Farmer's Almanac Forecast

You may like the Old Farmer’s Almanac recent forecast. While many are likely looking forward to hot days filled with camping, park visits, bike rides and barbecues, the question remains — will the weather cooperate?

While it’s too early to determine what each day will bring, The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that Florida will have a thundery summer. Summer will be slightly cooler than normal, with near-normal rainfall. The hottest periods will be in early and mid- to late July.

Across the nation, Mother Nature will bring the heat to a significant portion of the United States, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast.

Temperatures are predicted to be hotter than normal in areas including the Atlantic Corridor, the eastern Great Lakes region and the Upper Midwest, south to parts of the Intermountain region. Parts of the Pacific Northwest, coastal California and Alaska may also see warmer temperatures.

Rainfall is also expected to be greater than normal in Northeast states, the eastern Great Lakes region and much of the West Coast. The Rocky Mountain region can also expect a wet summer.

The Almanac’s weather forecast methodology comes from a secret formula that was created by its founder, Robert Thomas, in 1792. The exact prediction process remains a secret, but the periodical discloses that it uses solar science, climatology and meteorology to make its forecasts.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is not to be confused with its rival forecast predictor, Farmers’ Almanac, is North America’s oldest continuously published periodical, according to its website.

Farmers' Almanac has also released its summer 2021 predictions. Like its rival's predictions, it also said that this summer will have hot thunderstorms.