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Florida’s Forecast Today Is For Steamy Showers And Storms

Thursday features mostly sunny skies at times, with periods of showers and storms — throughout the day in the east coast metro area and in the mid to late afternoon along the Gulf coast.  Look for a gusty breeze in the east coast metro area.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches.  Highs on Thursday will be near 90 degrees in the east coast metro area and in the humid low 90s along the Gulf coast.

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Friday will bring plenty of sun in the morning and widespread showers and storms during the mid to late afternoon hours.  Friday’s highs will be near 90 degrees in the east coast metro area and in the low 90s along the Gulf coast.

Saturday will feature a mix of sun and clouds with some afternoon showers and storms.  Saturday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Sunday will see sun, clouds, and plenty of afternoon showers and storms.  Sunday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Monday’s forecast calls for a summertime mix of sun, clouds, showers, and some storms in spots.  Highs on Monday will be near 90 degrees.

In the busy tropics, the disturbance in the central Caribbean has a high chance of becoming a depression on Thursday or Friday.  Regardless of development, this system will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, the Yucatan, and portions of Central America and western Cuba during the next couple of days.  The system will then enter the western Gulf of Mexico, where additional strengthening is likely. This system poses a threat to Louisiana, Texas, and northern Mexico next week.

In the central Atlantic, the wave about 650 miles east-southeast of Bermuda has a high chance of developing into a depression in the next few days as it moves to the northeast.  And the wave several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has a low chance of developing during the next five 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.