Despite this not being a travel period, and prices dipping the first part of last week, they ricocheted back up midweek by as much as 30 cents per gallon, leading to a price increase for the week of about 12 cents.
The average price statewide is $3.17 per gallon of regular unleaded; in Osceola County they arrived at $3.22 on Monday, higher than this time last month ($3.16) and last year ($3.10).
So, what's the outlook? Keep ridin' the wave. If you have Valentine's Day plans Friday ... maybe take SunRail?
"Florida gas prices continue to follow the same pattern of rising and falling within about the same range every week or two," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Oil prices showed some weakness this past week, but not to a degree that would signal any significant relief at the pump."
Crude oil prices have declined a total of 9% through the past three weeks. On Friday, the U.S. price for crude oil settled at $71 per barrel. That's down from $72.53/b the week before, and the 2025 high of $78.71 in mid-January.
