Why are there thunderstorms in the morning in Florida?

In the absence of controlling fronts, weather in peninsular Florida is dominated by the sea breeze. This is driven by the daytime-heating/nigthtime-cooling cycle. The rising of air masses over the hot land during the day draws air from the ocean and gulf, resulting in afternoon costal thunderstorms. read more

Thunder storms roll into Florida where I live (deep Southwest on the Gulf) at any time, during summer & hurricane season. In fact, so far this year, most of the storms & rain are NOT in the morning and are late afternoon/early evening. read more

In the western half of the peninsula in a typical year, there are over 80 days with thunder and lightning. Central Florida's frequency of summer thunderstorms equals that of the world's maximum thunderstorm areas: Lake Victoria region of equatorial Africa and the middle of the Amazon basin. read more

The reason why Florida has so many thunderstorm days is because of these factors: location, sea-breeze fronts, low pressure systems, climate, humidity, dew points, temperatures, and many others. First because of location, being a peninsula surrounded on 3 sides by large bodies of salt water has a lot to do with it. read more

Most thunderstorms last about 30 minutes and are typically about 15 miles (24 km) in­ diameter. The two biggest threats associated with most thunderstorms are lightning and flash floods. To understand why thunderstorms occur more often during the warm months requires some understanding of thunderstorm basics. read more

METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY Most thunderstorms occur in the late afternoon or evening after maximum radiational warming. read more