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Warm Today, Showers This Evening

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WarmSouth Florida’s holiday weekend begins with a warm Saturday, followed by some late showers. After a pleasantly cool morning, look for a mix of sun and clouds, with Saturday’s highs reaching the low to mid 80s. Showers and maybe a stray storm move in late as a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico enters our area. Most of the energy with this disturbance will be spent over northern Florida, so the chance of strong storms is minimal.

warmThe showers will linger into Sunday, and we’ll see plenty of clouds with enough sun to allow highs to reach the unseasonable mid 80s.

The last day of the Presidents Day weekend will be the best in terms of weather. Look for lots of sun on Monday, along with a few clouds. Highs on Presidents Day will be in the low 80s.

Tuesday will be dry and pleasant as well, with plenty of sun, a few clouds, and highs in the low 80s.

Wednesday’s weather depends on the speed of our next front, which computer models indicate will arrive late in the day. Look for clouds to develop on a building breeze during the day on Wednesday, along with highs in the low 80s. Showers and storms will arrive late Wednesday afternoon, and the evening and overnight hours could be quite stormy.

Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale), where she worked as a weather producer with hurricane experts Bryan Norcross and David Bernard. She also produced hurricane specials and weather-related features and news coverage, as well as serving as pool TV producer at the National Hurricane Center during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Donna also served as a researcher on NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project. Donna specializes in Florida's hurricane history.