Sunny Days Ahead

Posted by Phil Ferro

It was a rather wet start to our work week with heavy rainfall at times all due to lingering moisture in the atmosphere as well as inland moving sea breeze. As the day has progressed, most of the heavy rain has pushed north of Palm Beach county, but possible showers are still expected through out the night. The frontal boundary we have been speaking about for the last few days will gradually wash out as it makes its way to our region on Tuesday. This will
allow for deep tropical moisture to move south giving way to drier air from the north to build in by Wednesday. Expect to see mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions beginning Thursday as high pressure builds around our area.

There are two areas of low pressure currently being tracked in the tropics:

The first is a sharp low pressure trough near the central Bahamas that continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

The second is a broad area of low pressure and tropical wave located in the Lesser Antilles producing showers and thunderstorms in the tropical Atlantic.

Right now, both of these systems have a low chance of any further development.

Phil Ferro

Chief Meteorologist

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.

Flood Watch

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

Almost 9 inches of rain have been reported in portions of South Florida in the last 12-15 hours. Street flooding of urban areas due to poor drainage and saturated soils with additional rains expected today will make streets impassible. Therefore, the National Weather Service has a flood watch in effect for coastal and metro Broward and Miami-Dade until 10pm.