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It Doesn’t Feel Like Fall

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fallThe calendar says its fall in South Florida, but we sure could use some fall-like weather. Unfortunately, none is in the forecast for Thursday and for some time to come. On Thursday, look for highs in the humid low 90s and afternoon storms developing along the east coast sea breeze. The western suburbs of Miami-Dade and Broward and the Naples and Marco Island areas will see some storms, But most of the activity will be in the interior.

fallFriday will continue our string of summer-like days, with highs in the low 90s again and afternoon storms popping up mostly in the western metro areas of Miami-Dade and Broward and the interior.

Saturday will feature highs in the low 90s and some afternoon storms in the western metro areas of Miami-Dade and Broward, the interior, and along the Gulf coast.

Sunday’s highs will be in the low 90s again, and some isolated afternoon storms will develop, mostly in the interior and along the Gulf coast.

Monday will see some isolated afternoon storms around South Florida and highs in the sticky low 90s.

two_atl_2d0In the tropics, Tropical Depression Karl is holding its own. At 5 am Thursday, Karl was located near 24.0 North, 60.7 West, and had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. It was moving northwest at 16 miles per hour. Karl is forecast to regain tropical storm strength before it brushes Bermuda and races to the northeast. Tropical Storm Lisa is expected to weaken further as it encounters unfavorable conditions. At 5 am Wednesday, Lisa was located near 19.9 North, 34.0 West, and was moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds were 40 miles per hour. Lisa is forecast to become a remnant low in the central Atlantic in a few days.

[vc_message message_box_style=”3d” message_box_color=”turquoise”]By Donna Thomas, SouthFloridaReporter.com Meteorologist, Sept. 22, 2016[/vc_message]
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.