An approaching cold front will bring slightly cooler temperatures to the Florida Panhandle next week, but sweater weather still feels like a lifetime away.
If you’re wondering when Florida will start to see cooler weather, you’re in luck. The National Weather Service and the Old Farmer’s Almanac have released their fall weather forecasts, and 90-degree weather will be on the way out in September.
Don’t expect to break out the long sleeves just yet, though.
Florida, along with just about every other state in the country, is forecast to see above-normal temperatures through November. Here’s what to know.
National Weather Service fall outlook predicts above-normal temperatures in the Florida Panhandle
The National Weather Service’s seasonal temperature outlook graphic showed all but a sliver of the United States covered in hues of red and orange, indicating above-normal temperatures for most of the country.
Warm sea surface temperatures in the Gulf and the Atlantic have helped push the chance of warmer-than-average temperatures in North Florida to 40-50% and 50-60% in the Florida Peninsula, according to the NHC.
As a whole, the Old Farmer’s Almanac says that temperatures in Florida will average around 82 degrees in September, about one degree above the normal average. The Almanac separates the western Florida Panhandle, where it expects temperatures to average around 79 degrees—about two degrees above normal.
When will it start to get cold in the Florida Panhandle?
Temperatures will start to fall slightly in September, but most of Florida won’t start to see genuinely cool weather until closer to November.
“The first shot of cooler drier air is usually rather short lived – lasting only a day or two. The real cool down doesn't usually occur until November,” The NWS website says.
The mean fall average temperature in the Florida Panhandle ranges between 67-70 degrees, according to historical data from Florida State University’s Climate Center. Here’s a look at monthly average temperatures for the western Panhandle.
September: 78.9 degrees
October: 70.1 degrees
November: 60.1 degrees
When is the first day of fall?
There are two equinoxes and two solstices each year. Equinoxes occur during the fall and spring and are called the autumnal and vernal equinoxes. They mark the first astronomical day of spring and the first astronomical day of fall each year.
The 2025 summer solstice was on June 20, and the autumnal equinox will land on Sept. 22, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
The meteorological end of summer is Aug. 31, the day before Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: When will the Florida Panhandle start to see cold weather?
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