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Some Sun, Building Clouds

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building cloudsSouth Florida’s Sunday will be pleasant, but building clouds will give a hint of what’s in store this week. Sunday features sun, increasing clouds, a moderate risk of dangerous rip currents at the Atlantic beaches, and highs in the low 80s. Some low-lying coastal areas could see minor flooding at high tides on Sunday.

building cloudsMoisture works its way in on Monday, and we’ll see plenty of clouds and a few quick showers. Look for flooding in low-lying coastal areas at high tides on Monday. Monday’s highs will be near 80 degrees.

A front moves in on Tuesday, so look for clouds and passing showers, along with highs in the upper 70s.

Lingering showers and clouds are in Wednesday’s forecast, and highs will top out in the upper 70s.

Thursday will see lower rain chances and a bit more sun. Thursday’s highs will be near 80 degrees.

building cloudsWe’re watching an area of the southwestern Caribbean, where a low is forming. The feature has a medium chance of becoming a depression 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.