ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Forecast models shared on social media show snow flakes flying across Central Florida, but is it really possible?<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n
The No. 1 ingredient you need for snow is cold air. Check.<\/p>\n
The second? Moisture.<\/p>\n
A strong cold front will slice through Central Florida, delivering the coldest air in years to the region.<\/p>\n
Euro model shows strong cold front blasting through Central Florida Saturday. Most of the moisture is gone before it would be cold enough to snow.<\/p>\n
Rain is a possibility as the front comes through but at that point, it will be too warm to support any snowfall.<\/p>\n
By the time it gets cold enough for snow in Central Florida, the moisture will mostly be gone.<\/p>\n
Historically, when flakes or mixed precipitation has been observed in Central Florida, an area of low pressure develops off the Atlantic coast of Florida. <\/p>\n
That developing system sends moisture back into the freshly-injected cold air, creating the wintry precipitation.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not what\u2019s happening here.<\/p>\n
A couple of models briefly depicted Gulf-effect flakes, cold air going over the relatively warm waters of the Gulf. This is the same mechanism that produces lake-effect snow along the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n
The Canadian model is the only numerical model currently suggesting flakes near the Gulf coast of Florida.<\/p>\n
Canadian model depicts flakes Sunday<\/p>\n
The European model had a few flakes closer to Tampa but has since dropped any signal.<\/p>\n
For snowflakes to make it this far inland from the Gulf, the wind would almost have to be due west. <\/p>\n
If that were the case, warmer air would also start pushing in, lowering that chance further.<\/p>\n
Could it happen? Yes. It is it likely? Absolutely not.<\/p>\n
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