The big weather story this week will be the tropical system that is now Tropical Storm Milton but will soon be a hurricane. Milton is likely to affect virtually all of Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday. The exact track of this system is uncertain, but all of the Gulf Coast from the eastern part of the panhandle down to Naples could potentially see a landfalling hurricane.
Sunday features mostly cloudy skies and periods of showers in the East Coastt metro area and showers and storms along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys. Heavy rain is possible in spots. Expect a high risk of dangerous rip currents along the Palm Beach County coast and an elevated rip current risk at the beaches of Miami-Dade and Broward. Highs on Sunday will be mostly in the mid-80s.
Monday will feature clouds and showers and maybe a storm. Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible. Look for increasingly gusty winds on Monday evening. Monday’s highs will be in the mid-80s.
Tuesday’s weather will depend on Tropical Storm Milton. For now, we’ll say we’ll see increasingly breezy conditions and periods of showers and storms during the day and possibly tropical storm conditions beginning in the evening. Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible. Tuesday’s highs will be mostly in the mid-80s.
Wednesday could see tropical storm conditions or even hurricane conditions – depending on the track, intensity, and size of TS Milton. At the least, it will be windy with heavy and potentially flooding rains and possible storm surge along the Gulf coast and in the Keys. Wednesday’s highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.
Thursday’s forecast will again depend on the tropics, but for now we’ll expect breezy conditions, periods of showers and storms, and some sun but more clouds. Highs on Thursday will be mostly in the upper 80s.
Our look at the tropics is dominated by Tropical Storm Milton in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. This system will strengthen and accelerate, putting most of Florida at risk of hurricane or tropical storm conditions, starting on Tuesday and lasting through Wednesday. Now is the time to top off your hurricane supplies, know where you’d go if you’re told to evacuate, and if you’re staying, plan on putting up shutters no later than noon on Tuesday, depending on the extent of the watch and warning areas.
Elsewhere, Hurricane Kirk is now moving to the northeast in the Atlantic and will affect portions of Europe later this week as a post-tropical cyclone. Hurricane Leslie is moving northwestward in the central Atlantic and is expected to weaken into a tropical storm on Monday, far from land. Finally, a wave is expected to emerge from the African coast on Monday or Tuesday. This wave has a low chance of becoming a depression in the next several days, but it will move over the Cabo Verde Islands on Wednesday or Thursday, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds.
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