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Rain And 90 Degrees Forecast Today

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image4Rain will be falling in South Florida during the first weekend of fall. Summerlike weather is in the forecast for Saturday, with highs in the low 90s and afternoon storms around, especially in the western suburbs of Miami-Dade and Broward and in the interior. Heavy downpours are possible in spots.

rainWe’ll see more afternoon storms around the region on Sunday, and highs will be in the humid low 90s again.

The summerlike pattern of afternoon storms will continue into the first half of the workweek, and activity will fire up in the western parts of metro Miami-Dade and Broward, the interior, and along the Gulf coast on Monday and Tuesday. Highs both days will be mostly in the upper 80s.

Rain chances go down slightly on Wednesday, with most of the afternoon storms firing in the interior. Wednesday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

two_atl_2d0In the tropics, Tropical Storm Karl has begun racing away from Bermuda. At 5 am Saturday, Karl was located near 31.7 North, 64.3 West, and was moving northeast at 17 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds were 65 miles per hour. Elsewhere, Tropical Depression Lisa was located near 23.8 North, 37.9 West at 5 am Saturday. Lisa was moving northwest at 9 miles per hour and had top winds of 35 miles per hour. It is expected to become post-tropical later on Saturday and quickly weaken. Finally, the wave just west of the African coast has a low chance of developing over the next 5 days as it moves rapidly westward.

[vc_message message_box_style=”3d” message_box_color=”turquoise”]By Donna Thomas, SouthFloridaReporter.com Meteorologist,Sept. 24, 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.