Some showers and storms will move through South Florida on Wednesday, while the disturbance that’s well to our north has become Tropical Storm Julia. Here in South Florida, we’re dealing with some passing morning showers and storms along the east coast moving in on an ocean breeze. That breeze will be strong enough to push afternoon storm development well west of the Miami-Dade and Broward metro areas, while a weak Gulf sea breeze will enhance storm chances in the Naples and Marco Island areas. Wednesday’s highs will be near 90 degrees.
Some early showers will move in from the Atlantic on Thursday, and the afternoon will bring passing storms around the region. Highs will be near 90 degrees on Thursday.
Rain chances will decrease on Friday, with spotty afternoon storms more likely well inland and along the Gulf coast as highs reach the 90 degree mark. We’re in a late summer weather pattern this weekend, with spotty afternoon storms, with storms more likely along the Gulf coast. Highs on both Saturday and Sunday will be near 90 degrees.
Tropical Storm Julia has formed off the northeast Florida coast, because enough of the circulation remained over water on Tuesday to allow tropical development. At 5 am Wednesday, Julia was located near 30.9 North, 81.8 West, and was moving north at 7 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds were 40 miles per hour. A tropical storm warning is up for the extreme northeast Florida coast and parts of the Georgia coast, but Julia’s main threat will be heavy rainfall. Julia’s rains will spread from northern Florida into Georgia and the Carolinas, including copious rains over the mountains, even as the system itself winds down over the next day or two.
Elsewhere in the tropics, Tropical Storm Ian is moving through the central Atlantic, far east of land. At 5 am Wednesday, Ian was located near 29.3 North, 53.0 West, and was moving north at 15 miles per hour. Ian’s maximum sustained winds were 50 miles per hour. And the wave that is near the Cape Verde Islands has a medium chance of developing into a depression over the next five days.
