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We are 7 years away from retirement and believe we will want to snowbird. Have any of you had to cancel your snowbird plans due to not being able to get out at the time you picked to leave? I’m sure...
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In the past I've used Weather.com to monitor weather forecasts for cities along our route from MI to FL: I-65, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, and Montgomery, AL. I also watch our destination, Crystal River, FL. I check these locations weeks in advance almost daily and watch for a stable weather trend.
We have used a "window period" for our departure date. For example if we wanted to be at our destination on January 1 I'd be looking for dates from December 25 to December 28/29. One time a few years ago I saw the weather changing on December 27 in SW MI so we left on the 26th. If you try to pick a specific date rather than a window period you may get caught up in a weather condition that isn't good.
Also, if you think you will just wait out the bad weather you might wait a lot longer than you had planned.
We now leave MI after Thanksgiving to avoid the after Christmas period and have had great weather conditions the past two years.
We have used a "window period" for our departure date. For example if we wanted to be at our destination on January 1 I'd be looking for dates from December 25 to December 28/29. One time a few years ago I saw the weather changing on December 27 in SW MI so we left on the 26th. If you try to pick a specific date rather than a window period you may get caught up in a weather condition that isn't good.
Also, if you think you will just wait out the bad weather you might wait a lot longer than you had planned.
We now leave MI after Thanksgiving to avoid the after Christmas period and have had great weather conditions the past two years.
