winter

The winter months tend to be the driest months of the year in Florida and this can be exacerbated during a La Niña winter. For Panhandle locations, drought conditions are expected to worsen. Severe drought is already present in a small corner of Florida according to the most recent update from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

For many parts of the United States this winter has been one of the warmest on record. People around the country are feeling the effects of it.

Fall is winding up to be the warmest on record in Orlando.Meteorologists attribute the unseasonable weather to a persistent high pressure ridge over the Atlantic Ocean.