Monday June 10th 2024

The actual high temperature today was a degree or two lower than the last couple of days, but the humidity and low wind out of the southwest made it feel much warmer. The feels like temperature was around 108 degrees this afternoon. Rain was supposed to arrive shortly after the lunch hour. In this area only a few random drops have fallen so far. Other locations in the general area have gotten heavy showers.

The forecast for the next few days call for “tropical rain”. A system in the Gulf of Mexico is going to allow lots of rain to fall on the Florida peninsular. One forecast called for fifteen inches of rain in the Miami to Naples area in the south. That same forecast has this area on a line between six and ten inches. The area is in a drought, so rain will be appreciated. The street and low lying areas flooding is thing nobody wants.

While I was chasing a few errands in the Clermont area this afternoon, I took the opportunity to visit the parks on the shores of Lake Minneola. There were a few people taking advantage of the lake on boats. They were making their own wind by keeping their speed over the water high. Along the shore it wasn’t really comfortable. Even in the shade of the big trees filled with Spanish moss, it was hot. I did some walking along the lake shore and out onto a fishing pier. The water birds I wanted to find were not around. I only got pictures of a few yellow flowers.

My evening walk around the RV park was canceled by the threat of rain. Another period of a few drops falling on the roof started as I got ready to head out. More importantly a lot of black clouds were on the north western horizon. They never moved overhead in this area, but their threat kept me indoors.