Watching Sandy

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

*** Tropical Storm Watch for coastal West Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade. Also, Florida Bay included ***

Your Storm Station is watching Sandy's every move! It is approaching Jamaica as a category one system.

Plenty of things taking place in weather news!

First, here are the advisories for South Florida.

From the beaches west to I-95/US1 for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade...Tropical Storm Watch.

From Lower Matecumbe north through the Upper Keys: Also under a Tropical Storm Watch.

Even though Sandy is expected to impact the Bahamas late Thursday night in Friday, we should get windy conditions.

Rain forecasts are unsure, some bring us little rain while others call for 1-2 inches.

Beach impacts: Will probably be greatest with some street flooding and minor coastal erosion. Rip currents with choppy seas will stick around through Sunday at least.

Sandy has been pounding Jamaica all day and will probably make landfall before 5 pm. Next Cuba, and eventually the Bahamas.

As things change, I will keep you updated.

The good news is that when Sandy gets pushed away and turns Northeast early Saturday, we will begin to see improvements. In fact, it looks like a small fall forecast will be felt on Sunday. Wake up lows in the middle 60s and highs in the low 80s with low humidity.

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

Vivian Gonzalez

Meteorologist

WSVN Channel 7

Signs of Summer

Posted by Brent Cameron

Recent days have featured higher humidity levels and (like it or not) our steamy air will likely stick around... for a very long time!   The official start of the summer season is a full month away.  Just the same, south Florida appears to be getting our usual "head start" on summer type weather... NOW. 

Seasonal Weekend Heat

Posted by Phil Ferro

Our Weekend Warm-up

We were spoiled with a mild start to the week as the air was drier and the highs were below normal. Over the next few days, it will be hot with more humidity as we reach seasonal afternoon heat. The dome of warm air that has not budged will bring the peak heat of the upper 80s with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the next few days.

Seasonal Weekend Heat

Posted by Phil Ferro

Our Weekend Warm-up

Get ready for a "Feels-like" summer weekend. We'll see a little of everything:

Heat Humidity Sunshine And some afternoon storms Expect temps to reach the upper 80's (Typical is 87°) both Saturday and Sunday. And of course, there will be a chance for showers and inland storms as well. 

Back to Summer-like Heat

Posted by Phil Ferro

Good-bye mild weather:

I hope you've enjoyed our recent mild temps teamed up with drier air. A dome of warm air will push the mercury readings into the ballpark of our 87° average over the next couple of days. A cold front sweeping to the north will add more clouds to the scenery with a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms into next week.