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Originally Posted by laryb
And no, I don't think it has anything to do with the amount of rooftops and concrete, because if it did, NY, Philly, Chicago, etc. would be in deserts. This seems to have been going on for quite awhile, not just the past few weeks, and I'm sure people in other villages see the same thing.
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I'm not a meteorologist, and don't play one on television, but..... I think the number of rooftops may be a factor. Unlike the major cities, the rooftops here are almost all at roughly the same height, and reflect heat up to the same altitude. We live in Hillsborough, and our lanai faces north, so without any homes behind us, I can see past the northern end of TV. I have noticed that on a partly cloudy day like today, there are far fewer clouds over TV, than over the surrounding areas. Unless it is an intense storm like last night (we got dumped on here), I think that reflected heat may actually cause the clouds to evaporate.
Just my $.02 worth........