Long Holiday Weekend

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

For some of you this is a long weekend and boy is it going to be a nice one!

On Saturday look for a slightly better chance of seeing isolated sea breeze storms out West. By Sunday an area of high pressure will grab firm control over the Southeast United States and make way for lots of sunshine and bring in drier air. Therefore, look for mostly dry conditions and maybe a shower along the coast. High temperatures will be running at seasonal levels into the low 90s. Overnight lows will range in the middle to upper 70s. This pattern will be around through Labor Day Monday. A change will take place by the middle of the week where high pressure will weaken enough to produce scattered showers and storms each afternoon.

TROPICAL UPDATE:

1) Leslie is almost a hurricane. Looks like it  could become a category one hurricane some time on Saturday. The latest forecast track shows that Leslie could come real close to Bermuda by the end of next week as a category one hurricane. Bermuda should be watching Leslie very closely.

2) Kirk is gradually weakening. It is still a category one hurricane. Sustained winds are at 75 mph.

Kirk is moving up higher in latitude and interacting with some strong upper-level winds and colder waters. This should spell the end of it over the opens waters of the Northern Atlantic as early as Sunday afternoon.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend South Florida!

Vivian Gonzalez

Meteorologist

WSVN Channel 7

White Hot Long Weekend

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

A white hot day is underway... Today we will have a very similar situation with high temperatures reaching the low 90s. However, it will feel hotter because the humidity levels are high. Record heat is possible in Miami. The forecast is calling for a high of 92 degrees, old record is 94 set back in 1989.

Hurricane Season Outlook

Posted by Phil Ferro

2013 NHC Forecast   And so it begins. With the release of NOAA's seasonal outlook, I officially ramp up the Tropical Blog for 2013. This is what NOAA says we can expect for the 6-month season, which gets underway June 1.  

It's Official...

Posted by Brent Cameron

It shouldn't come as a surprise, (but yes) the start of the south Florida "rainy season" has begun!   According to the National Weather Service, the start date officially began on Saturday May 18, close to the median start of May 20.  Our rainy season lasts for 5-months, ending around the third week of October. 

Still On Flood Watch

Posted by Phil Ferro

Wet and Soggy Work Week

Clouds with hints of sunshine will be the routine over the next couple of days. The push of more warm, moist air will amp up the instability over South Florida tonight bringing a chance for heavy rain. A Flood Watch is in effect for the Miami-Dade and Broward Counties until 10pm. An area of low pressure sweeping to the north will keep a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms at the start of the weekend.