WDW Weather Forecast - Dec 31, 2011 - Jan 16, 2012

[disneykid@hrt]

We are heading down Sunday and will be there throughout the week... Is it "real" 70's???? This will be our third year doing this week in January, and it has quite literally been freezing!! Will we even need our hoodies? Should I pack shorts? We are from Northern Indiana where the high today was around 35. Is it chilly at night? I am blown away by these temps!!!!

[Strmchsr]

It does get cool at night, especially around water. You'll definitely need something for the evening. Let me also thrown in a caveat that next week is still somewhat in question. I think through Monday the forecast is pretty solid, but a couple of the models turn things considerably cooler after that. The main models that I trust show temps around 70, which is the forecast I'm going with, but just wanted to throw out that warning that things could change. Not down to 35 like you're facing, but mid 60s wouldn't be out of the question.

[disneyfan328]

Ok So I have been watching the updates on here regarding the weather and most of our upcoming trip is still in voodoo land (I think anyway!) we are leaving afternoon of 1/6 and staying through 1/16.

At this point I have no idea what to pack It appears from some sights that there could be sunny days with highs in the upper 70's to 80 and then the forecast on here that says we are looking at mostly 60-70 and wet. How on earth am I going to fit clothes to match that much of a different forecast without going over 50 lbs! lol Anyway just trying to figure out how much longer I should wait to really decide on everyone's clothes.

Thanks for all of the weather updates I appreciate all of your honest input!

[White Rose]

At this point I have no idea what to pack It appears from some sights that there could be sunny days with highs in the upper 70's to 80 and then the forecast on here that says we are looking at mostly 60-70 and wet. How on earth am I going to fit clothes to match that much of a different forecast without going over 50 lbs! lol Anyway just trying to figure out how much longer I should wait to really decide on everyone's clothes.

Honestly, the key is layering. I'm going to be there Jan 8-Jan 16 and I was also down there at the same time last year. I brought a lot of t-shirts with me but I also had a few sweatshirts and a jacket. Generally, I was comfortable in a T-shirt and my lightweight jacket, but I also tend to get warm very quickly. I might recommend bringing t-shirts and carrying a sweatshirt/hoodie with you through the parks--you'd only have to pack one or two of these. And then, you could use a lightweight jacket on TOP of the hoodie/sweatshirt if you get colder.

Hope that helps! I also recommend just bringing jeans and not worrying about shorts/capris.

[January-2007]

Thank you!

[disneyfan328]

Hope that helps! I also recommend just bringing jeans and not worrying about shorts/capris.

Thanks I figured on some t's and sweatshirts as I am sure the evenings will still be cool (and I heard epcot is the coldest espc. with the water) but if it is going to be mid to upper 70 or even 80 we are going to want shorts as with as cold as it will be in PGH this week (with the snow too) its probably going to feel warm to us. I am also one that tends to get warm easily. I guess I am going to just gather some stuff up today and tomorrow and then wait to pack the suitcases until closer to the end of the week.

thanks

[Strmchsr]

Right now I would say wait as long as you can before packing. With airports limiting baggage wait you don't want to pack anything you don't have to. The sites that are calling for such warm temps have been way too warm all season. Just 3 days ago those same sites were saying this week would be mid-70s. That's because of no human input and only data from 1 computer model. Not very reliable. As always this time of the year, it will depend on how deep the trough is. For your trip I think it'll be 2-3 days before I'll have a really solid idea of what to expect.