Another Weak Cold Front Headed Our Way

Posted by Phil Ferro

Aside from morning showers that have moved west along with some minor street flooding experienced in the South Beach area due to the high tide cycle, the day has turned out to be a nice one for South Florida. We are following another weak cold front which should be arriving on Tuesday and is expected to once again slightly decrease humidity levels and not bring any change in temperatures, nonetheless, the possibility for inland showers remains as this front reaches our area. We have experienced an increase in both dew point and low level moisture during the past day, however we should feel drier air moving in once again as the cold front clears on Tuesday. The possibility of showers remains on Wednesday due to a combination of increasing deep layer moisture and westerly flow throughout our interior and East coast.

In the tropics we continue to monitor tropical storm Rafael which is located some 570 miles south of Bermuda and has maximum sustained winds near 70 mph. Rafael has a small window of opportunity of becoming a category 1 storm either this evening or Tuesday and it is forecast to track very close to Bermuda before heading off to the North of the Atlantic towards the end of week.

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.