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Weather?
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SeanWM48
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my last trip was November of '14, the 16th-22nd. i'll be honest it was way cold compared to what i'm used to in FL. locals were telling us it was just a bad week though and very outside the norm. The colder nights did make things seem more authentic for the christmas parade and all the decorations/lights. i'm talking down into the 40s at one point.
overall the highs are usually mid-70s and lows into the 50s, which is beautiful weather. we just had some tough luck.
overall the highs are usually mid-70s and lows into the 50s, which is beautiful weather. we just had some tough luck.
FrostyNaples
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It's hit or miss. Typically the driest month of the year for FL, the only thing that would cause precipitation is a lingering tropical storm, or drive by cold front.
The later would could also create a few days of chilly weather.
Overall, Thanksgiving through new years usually has great weather, its just a toss at the dart board for your dates if your affected.
Days usually Tshirt and jeans. Nights "Could" be pants and or sweathshirt.
Here was Nov 2014 - you can tell when a cold front came by:
http://www.wunderground.com/history...reqdb.zip=34747&reqdb.magic=2&reqdb.wmo=99999
Cmdr_Crimson
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Mid 60's lower 70's during the day
Mid 50's - Lower 40's at night..
Mid 50's - Lower 40's at night..
This happened to us in October one year. Typically we would get 80's during the day but Hurricaine Sandy had come through leaving us with 60's during the day and we were not prepared for that with our attire!
JasonDeyoung
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It's really hit n miss. Usually daytime is pretty comfortable around here, as said above jeans and t shirt maybe long sleeve and I'd def bring pants and fall attire for when the sun goes down
Missymoe4
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Last year I was there during the "cold front" (November 20-30th). I wish I would have brought my winter jacket (and I'm from Chicago).
It's not a humid cold. Be prepared for a chilly cold (if that makes sense). The only day it spiked into "hot and humid" was the day we happened to visit AK. It did get hot, too! But not so much to swim.
Prepare for a chilly cold. I wore ankle length pants for 3 days the entire trip and the rest I had on jeans. As for my top half, I layered (my entire party did) and chose to take off/add on layers depending on the time of day. We purchased a locker and stuffed everything in there. Anyhow, I typically wore a long sleeved tee shirt with a short (Disney-themed) one over it and a heavy, Disney track jacket I had purchased from the 40th anniversary. I had a scarf with me that I wore daily, and bought a winter hat to cover my ears.
If I go again, I would purchase an easy-to-carry winter jacket. They make packable ones now, and I believe that would be a great option.
It did rain two days. That was really the only time it felt humid. During those nights I wore ankle pants, the long tee, short tee and a rain jacket. It was one of those "too warm and too cold" feelings. We just put up with the changing weather.
Oh, and we drank a lot of hot coffee and tea to keep our insides warm.
Our main issue was the hotel room. The heat would be too much, yet it wasn't cool enough for AC. The ventilation in our room was not good, so in the morning we would have to prop the door open as we got ready/ate breakfast (we stayed at POFQ). We weren't the only people -- every room we passed seemed to do the same. Next time I go I will be packing a travel humidifier -- that would have helped me a lot. If you have sinus issues, I would look into doing that.
Club Cooloholic
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sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
Be ready for ANYTHING!! Cannot stress that enough! You could have hot, warm, cool, cold, or rainy or all of it in one trip! You never know. Even if you look at the weather before going do not base it just on that! The weather forecast can change in an instant. Has happened to us many times even though we looked at the forcast for our trip. We are from south Louisiana and our weather is almost identical to Florida so we are used to preparing for the unpredictable especially Oct-March. We can be on shorts one day and then the next needing a heavy coat! Crazy Florida and Louisiana fall and winter weather! We have experienced all of the above in November and December as well. 
Be ready for ANYTHING!! Cannot stress that enough! You could have hot, warm, cool, cold, or rainy or all of it in one trip! You never know. Even if you look at the weather before going do not base it just on that! The weather forecast can change in an instant. Has happened to us many times even though we looked at the forcast for our trip. We are from south Louisiana and our weather is almost identical to Florida so we are used to preparing for the unpredictable especially Oct-March. We can be on shorts one day and then the next needing a heavy coat! Crazy Florida and Louisiana fall and winter weather! We have experienced all of the above in November and December as well.
I live in New York (Upstate) and that variability in weather is like our spring. We go from 90's to 40's all within a week. I joke that in one week we can have spring, summer, and fall
sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
Then you totally understand!! Lol. Hope you all have a wonderful trip!! Our fave times to go is Oct-Dec because of the smaller crowds and nicer weather, and also all that is going on in the parks at those times. We will be there 10/13-10/26 this year. Then go back probably 2016/2017 in early December again.