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Finally Feels Like Fall

South Florida will finally feel like fall on Sunday. Look for sun, clouds and maybe a shower on the ocean breeze along the east coast, and highs in the pleasant mid to upper 80s in Miami-Dade, Broward, and the Keys, and in the upper 80s along the Gulf coast. The risk of dangerous rip currents will be in the moderate to high range on Sunday.

fallMonday will bring morning lows in the low to mid 70s in most of South Florida, with lows dropping to the upper 60s in Naples and Marco Island. The day features sun, clouds, a few east coast showers on the breeze, and highs in the mid to upper 80s.

Tuesday will continue our trend of slightly cooler mornings, sun and clouds, a few quick showers, and highs in the mid to upper 80s.

Some moisture returns on Wednesday, but it won’t be a washout, with passing showers at times, periods of sun, and highs in the mid to upper 80s.

Sun and clouds are back on Thursday, with highs in the upper 80s and a few passing showers from time to time.

fallMatthew is now a post-tropical cyclone and will begin to pull away from the North Carolina coast and move out to sea. At 5 am Sunday, Matthew was located near 39.1 North, 74.1 West, and was moving east-northeast at 14 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds were 75 miles per hour. Matthew leaves serious flooding from heavy rains and storm surge damage in the southeastern states.

fallElsewhere, Tropical Storm Nicole could pose a threat to Bermuda by midweek. At 5 am Sunday, Nicole was located near 24.3 North, 65.0 West, and was stationary. Maximum sustained winds were 50 miles per hour. Nicole is forecast to begin moving and remain a tropical storm in a path that is projected to bring it near or over Bermuda on Thursday.

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.