More Rain is Coming

Posted by Brent Cameron

Rain is moving across Florida from the south.  In time, significant rain will bombard more south Florida locations, and probably linger through the rest of the week.  The higher moisture content will make it capable of receiving several inches of rain with possible street flooding.  In fact, our Channel 7 in-house models are suggesting as much of 5 inches of rain (in spots) by the weekend. 

Fortunately, the ground has had a few days to dry out from last week's rainy stretch.  Our early-week winds have also helped speed-up the drying process.  Now, with so much available moisture... in combination with low pressure in the northwest Caribbean... the stage is set for daily downpours. 

The National Hurricane Center will continue keeping a watch on the big moisture shield and spin... as it lifts northward out of the Caribbean.  The chance for tropical cyclone development appears low with this disturbance (at least for now).   We'll track the low pressure area as it moves into the southern Gulf of Mexico later this week.  Then, the longer range forecast models are somewhat "split" on the overall movement of the low.  Most suggest a track toward the western Gulf while a few are showing the low break-up into two pieces (and moving in opposite directions)!    Regardless of where the low actually goes, as long as deep moisture holds over the region... we'll find plenty of rain around. 

Meanwhile, on Tuesday afternoon, the Hurricane Center classified Tropical Storm Chris in the north central Atlantic.  It is not a threat to any land areas and the life of Chris as a tropical system is likely to be very short (only a couple days, or so).

Finally, the start of the summer season is only hours away.  The transition of seasons will take place on Wednesday evening, at 7:09 pm.

Brent Cameron

Signs of Summer

Posted by Brent Cameron

Recent days have featured higher humidity levels and (like it or not) our steamy air will likely stick around... for a very long time!   The official start of the summer season is a full month away.  Just the same, south Florida appears to be getting our usual "head start" on summer type weather... NOW. 

Seasonal Weekend Heat

Posted by Phil Ferro

Our Weekend Warm-up

We were spoiled with a mild start to the week as the air was drier and the highs were below normal. Over the next few days, it will be hot with more humidity as we reach seasonal afternoon heat. The dome of warm air that has not budged will bring the peak heat of the upper 80s with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the next few days.

Seasonal Weekend Heat

Posted by Phil Ferro

Our Weekend Warm-up

Get ready for a "Feels-like" summer weekend. We'll see a little of everything:

Heat Humidity Sunshine And some afternoon storms Expect temps to reach the upper 80's (Typical is 87°) both Saturday and Sunday. And of course, there will be a chance for showers and inland storms as well. 

Back to Summer-like Heat

Posted by Phil Ferro

Good-bye mild weather:

I hope you've enjoyed our recent mild temps teamed up with drier air. A dome of warm air will push the mercury readings into the ballpark of our 87° average over the next couple of days. A cold front sweeping to the north will add more clouds to the scenery with a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms into next week.