Feeling more like Seattle...

Posted by Phil Ferro

A frigid Friday will give way to a very cold weekend.

Models are showing a mass of very cold air over the Southeast moving across Florida Saturday night. This will keep us gray, damp, and chilly. Weekend overnight lows could drop into the 40's in some areas. There is also a chance for Cold Rain Saturday afternoon making it feel more like Seattle than South Beach. So get the umbrella and the winter jacket ready, you will need both.

But:

There is one thing that the temperature forecast models may not be taking into consideration and that is the cloud cover. If skies remain cloudy over night, that will act as a blanket keeping our temps a few degrees warmer. We'll be monitoring the situation.

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.

Severe Weather Expected

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

Lots of rain has been falling in Broward. Areas of Pompano Beach, Margate and Deerfield Beach have already been under an Urban Flood advisory. Additional showers and storms today will produce heavy rain leading localized street flooding, frequent lightning and gusty winds with the activity that forms. Therefore, be sure to pack the patience throughout your afternoon to early evening commute because it will be slowed down by the rain.

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.