South Florida is feeling the September heat this holiday weekend, but the big weather story is now Post-Tropical Storm Hermine’s effects along the mid-Atlantic coast. Sunday in South Florida includes sun and clouds, a few afternoon showers and storms around our region, and highs in the sticky low 90s.
Labor Day features some early showers along the east coast, afternoon highs near 90 degrees, and afternoon storms popping up in the western metro areas of Miami-Dade and Broward, the interior, and the Gulf coast. The risk of dangerous rip currents will increase on Monday into Tuesday at the Atlantic beaches.
We’ll see sun and clouds on Tuesday, with highs near 90 degrees and a few afternoon storms along the east coast and more widespread storm coverage in the Naples and Marco Island areas. Wednesday will bring some early east coast showers, followed by some afternoon storms moving through South Florida, and highs around the 90 degree mark.
Rain chances go up a bit on Thursday, and highs will reach 90 degrees.
Hermine continues to be a major threat to the U.S. east coast from Virginia northward to southern New England. While Hermine has lost its tropical characteristics, it has expanded in size and has maintained its strength over the warm waters of the Gulf stream. At 5 am Sunday, Hermine was located near 36.8 North, 70.8 West, about 255 miles southeast of Ocean City, Maryland. Hermine was moving east-northeast at 12 miles per hour and had top winds of 65 miles per hour. Hermine is forecast to regain hurricane strength later on Sunday.
It will linger off the east coast, bringing gusty winds, bands of rain, and dangerous storm surge (amplified at high tides) for the next few days. Portions of the Jersey shore can expect up to 5 feet of water above ground level, and other coastal locations from Delaware to southern New England can expect 2 to 4 feet of flooding through the holiday weekend and beyond.
We’re still keeping an eye on the wave approaching the Lesser Antilles. It has a low chance of developing over the next 5 days as it moves westward through the Caribbean.
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