Watching one, Tracking Two

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

South Florida we are watching an area of disturbed weather located over the Bahamas producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This disturbance is moving Northwest at 10mph and will move through Florida on Saturday night. Before it does so, the National Hurricane Center is giving it a low chance of 10% to develop. Some of the computer model runs have it moving West and there is one outlier model moving it North-Northeast. Either which way you look at it, we have a good chance of rain through Monday. In fact, heavy downpours are expected, as well as flooding of urban areas.

The first area we are tracking is Tropical Storm Ernesto. It is looking healthier on satellite imagery and is a little stronger as of Saturday morning. Sustained winds are now at 60mph and Ernesto is expected to become a Category one hurricane by Sunday afternoon South of Jamaica. The latest forecast track has Ernesto moving straight through the Yucatan peninsula as a Category one hurricane by Wednesday evening. However, interest between the Western tip of Cuba and the Yucatan should closely monitor the progress of Ernesto. It will eventually emerge into the Gulf of Mexico beyond day five. As of now a tropical storm watch is in place for Jamaica.

As for the second area we are tracking, it is newly upgraded Tropical Storm Florence. It is located over 300 miles West of the Southernmost Cape Verde Islands. Sustained winds are at 40mph and it is moving West-Northwest at 16mph. The latest forecast shows that it will downgrade to a depression in the next two days and then become a remnant area of low pressure by the end of next week in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This is because Florence will encounter a rough environment with dry air in it's path. There is plenty of time to watch it, in case anything changes.

Have a wonderful weekend South Florida and make it a safe one!

Vivian Gonzalez

Meteorologist

WSVN Channel 7

Super Moon

Posted by Phil Ferro

It's back. The Super-Moon. It will take place this Friday at moonrise. Hopefully Mother nature will cooperate. There is a slight chance for showers on Friday. The moon should rise at 6:30pm.

Feeling the HEAT

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

We are going to be feeling the Heat once again this afternoon. Summer officially begins on Friday and wouldn't you know it... it's started a few weeks early for us with temperature reading a few degrees above where we should be for this time of year. The weather so far has been great and outside of a spotty inland storm today and Thursday that is basically it. On Friday, we could see some more moisture around.

Tropical Depression #2

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

Tropical depression Two made landfall over Belize Monday night, with gusty winds and heavy rain. The main threat over the next day or so over Belize, Northern Honduras, Southern Yucatan and Guatemala will be rain. Flash flooding over mountainous areas will be likely as 6 inches of rain are expected in the next 48 hours. 

Low rain chance for now

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

Dad's day weekend was nice if you had outdoor activities planned and the start of the week is just the same. A low rain chance is expected on this Monday. We have a strong area of high pressure in control and if we see any showers or storms they will form well inland due to an East-Southeast breeze. However, seasonal chances are expected from Tuesday through Thursday. Originally the thinking was that we were going to tap into some tropical moisture associated with a disturbance (tropical wave) in the Northwestern Caribbean Sea, but it seems like the majority of it will be suppressed to the South. We will be monitoring moisture levels carefully. For now, only a 30-40% chance of rain is expected through Thursday.