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Should you plan an outdoor Easter egg hunt? See long-range Florida forecast

Should you plan an outdoor Easter egg hunt? See long-range Florida forecast

Yahoo01-04-2025

If your Easter plans include an egg hunt, you'll probably be OK to schedule it outside in Florida.
Of course, Florida being the state it is, you'd better have an indoor contingency plan, just in case.
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Long-range forecasts call for plenty of heat and no rain across the state for the period including Easter on April 20.
Here are the predictions:
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predicted temperatures will be above normal for April 12-25. Easter Sunday is April 20.
Chances for rain are below normal for the entire state, except the western Panhandle.
"For Easter, we are leaning toward mainly dry for the state," according to Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather lead long-range forecaster. "There can be a couple of showers near the Keys.
"Temperatures will average above, but not quite as hot as this week. Confidence is low to moderate from this far out."
The U.S. spring outlook released by the Old Farmer's Almanac predicted warm, wet conditions across the Panhandle and North Florida and cool, dry conditions along the east coast, South and Southwest Florida.
If the predictions for dry weather continue in the spring as predicted, Florida's hardest hit regions will continue to experience drought conditions.
Passover will be observed starting at sundown on April 12.
Easter in 2025 will be observed on Sunday, April 20. It marks the last day of the eight-day Pesach — or Passover — Jewish holiday.
Easter is a 'movable feast,' so it doesn't happen on the same date from year to year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. In the Gregorian calendar, it is always observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25.
"Over a 500-year period (from 1600 to 2099 AD), Easter will most often be celebrated on either March 31 or April 16.
"Easter Sunday always occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon that occurs on or after the March or spring equinox," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
The 2025 spring equinox fell on March 20 this year. The next full moon will arrive Saturday, April 12.
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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Florida Easter 2025 weather forecast: Predictions for holiday

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