JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia don’t typically fall into the seasons’ pattern of leaves changing into bright reds, golden yellows, and glowing orange, we should at least be feeling more like fall. But, temperature-wise, we have yet to experience the November normals.
Summer rolled into fall on Sept. 22 but the temperatures seem to be lagging.
Since Sept. 22, Jacksonville International Airport has recorded five days at/above 90 when the normal average is 78.8 in September and 71.2 in October.
In November so far, not one day has seen a high below 80, and on Tuesday, Nov. 5, we recorded a month high of 86. This is a temperature of over 10 degrees from average. There was only one 86-degree day last November on the 10th.
So, when can we expect the fall temperatures?
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, fall-like temperatures return to the forecast the week before Thanksgiving.
While it‘s hard to pinpoint the exact day and time we’ll be able to comfortably wear jeans and boots, long-range forecasts for Thanksgiving are showing partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid-70s, which is still 10 degrees above the average normal for Nov. 28. For reference, in 2023, the high on Nov. 28 was 59.
If the long-range forecast holds, we’ll see highs in the upper 60s before Thanksgiving, but only for a few days before the mid-70s return.