Happy Thursday, South Florida!
Hopefully everyone has been enjoying the Fall-like conditions across South Florida. And when I say ‘Fall-like’, of course, I mean by South Florida standards. After a few comfortable mornings, temperatures this morning weren’t AS cool as in previous days. Milder temperatures are slowly returning to the forecast as our wind pattern continues to veer off the water. But it’s not until the weekend that South Florida will really begin to feel the difference.
Today in South Florida will be a lot like what we saw yesterday. Other than a brief spotty or isolated shower, rain chances across our area will remain on the lower end. But as the wind continues to veer off the water, one difference you will notice is a few more clouds than what we saw on Wednesday. Afternoon high temperatures will once again be near-average in the mid to upper 80s while our coastal locations continue to enjoy a nice beach breeze. And because that beach breeze will continue to increase in speed, the risk of rip currents will remain high across area beaches while King Tides continue to cause minor saltwater flooding, especially during times of high tide. This is forecast to continue through the weekend.
Looking ahead, South Florida will continue to enjoy mild temperatures and mainly quiet conditions through the end of the week before some changes head our way. Moisture associated with a tropical wave could begin to move into our area this weekend as another front drops south across our state. So the pleasant conditions we have been experiencing lately will soon give away to higher humidity, and that could be as early as Saturday. By the latter part of the weekend, more clouds, and a better chance for showers return to the forecast. And with another front stalling over our area, showers could stick around as we head into the start of the next work.
As conditions across South Florida remain quiet, the Tropics still remain active as we still have 2 months left of hurricane season. Tropical Depression 12 remains a few hundred miles WNW of the Cape Verde Islands and is struggling to stay alive as it battles strong upper level winds. This system is forecast to fall apart by the end of the week as high pressure steers it to the WNW. Closer to home, we have a broad area of low pressure that has moved into the Caribbean and continues to produce heavy rain and gusty winds across the Southern Windward Islands, the northern coast of Venezuela & the ABC Islands. A tropical depression is likely to form in the next day or so as it moves into the Central Caribbean and is forecast to be a heavy rain maker for Central America.
Have a great afternoon!
Erika Delgado
Meteorologist
WSVN Channel 7 News
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