Sunny South Florida

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

South Florida has seen noticeable improvements in the weather department with the return of sunshine. However, flood warnings have been issued throughout the day since we've seen occasional feeder bands of Isaac move in and out. The reason for the flood advisories is because the ground is already saturated. Even though the rain may not have been coming down hard, it produces flooding. Think of the ground as a sponge. Once it soaks up all the water it can, the excess just runs off...

As we come close to the end of the week, the potential for flooding will lessen. This is because an area of high pressure will reinforce itself over the Southeast United States and help draw in drier air. Now this drier air doesn't mean we will be totally dry. Remember we are in Summer and typically see the sea breeze collisions form isolated showers and storms out West each afternoon. That is exactly what we will be seeing as we enter into the weekend. Definitely a much better weekend is ahead!  

TROPICS:

Hurricane Isaac: On the eve of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans will be dealing with Hurricane Isaac. Although Isaac is not as strong as Katrina, it is loaded with moisture. It will not be a wind a event, but rather a rain event with a high potential for significant storm surge. A storm surge of 7.1 feet was recently reported at a national ocean service tide gauge at Shell Beach, Louisiana and a storm surge of 4.8  feet at a national ocean service tide gauge in Waveland, Mississippi.

The center of Hurricane Isaac was located about 30 miles South of the Mouth of the Mississippi River and about 105 miles South-Southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana around 5pm Tuesday. Isaac should make landfall around 2am Wednesday. Then, it will continue to drench the heartland and maybe prove to be drought buster.

Tropical Depression Eleven: This system was classified on Tuesday over the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. This one is no threat to land.

Tropical Wave: A tropical wave located near the Cape Verde Islands is producing disorganized showers and storms. The National Hurricane Center is giving it a low chance to develop.

Have a wonderful evening 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.