OCALA, FL (352today.com) – For most of the country, Labor Day symbolizes summer’s unofficial end. For Floridians, it brings us the busiest month of the hurricane season.
Between 1991 and 2020, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that there were typically four to five storms that developed every September. Out of these storms, maybe two to three turned into hurricanes, and at least one of them was classified as Category 3 or higher.
Over the last six years, there have been at least six storms in September every year. In fact, the last seven Septembers have seen three or four hurricanes each. The 2020 hurricane season was especially chaotic, with a record-breaking 10 storms in September alone. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Research Division (NOAA-HRD), September has consistently been the month with the most hurricane landfalls in the U.S. since the mid-1800s.
While each day includes a high percentage of showers and storms, they will likely arrive in the afternoons allowing for plenty of time to enjoy outdoor activities on Labor Day and the remainder of the week. And the NHC is showing very little activity in the Atlantic.
Ocala Forecast
Here’s your day-by-day outlook from the National Weather Service.
Labor Day: A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 11am. High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 91. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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