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Make Indoor Plans For Father’s Day; Watching The Gulf

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father's dayRain will be around South Florida on Father’s Day. After some early showers, Sunday features lots of clouds, passing showers, and stormy periods as tropical moisture moves in. A moderate risk of dangerous rip currents is in place at the Atlantic beaches on Sunday. Highs on Sunday will be mostly in the mid 80s.

 

father's dayRain is in the forecast for Monday as well, so look for clouds, periods of showers, some afternoon storms, and an elevated risk of dangerous rip currents at the Atlantic beaches. Monday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Tuesday will bring a few coastal showers in the morning, followed by a mix of sun, clouds, and afternoon storms in the inland areas. Tuesday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

More of the same is on tap for Wednesday — a few early showers, sun and clouds, and some inland afternoon storms. Highs on Wednesday will be near the 90 degree mark.

More sun will be around on Thursday, along with clouds, a few showers in spots, and a chance of an afternoon storm or two. Highs on Thursday will be near 90 degrees.

In the tropics, the area of disturbed weather near the Yucatan has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next few days as it moves into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The wave in the central Atlantic has a medium chance of developing over the next 5 days.

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.