Spring Temps Feel Down Right Summer-y
MIAMI (CBS4) - South Florida is in the middle of dry season but it feels more like summer and rainy season. We have seen scattered storms for the past several days and afternoon highs have been averaging about 5 degrees above normal.
This pattern will last about another day and then more normal weather will return, according to CBS4 meteorologist Jeff Berardelli. Currently there is a developing storm system in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Southeast US. There's also a trailing cold front through the central Gulf of Mexico. The storm will head northeast up the east coast of the US. The front will continue to move southeast into Florida on Wednesday.
South Florida will be ahead of the cold front on Wednesday; winds will turn a little breezy out of the southwest. When air blows across land it heats up. Because of this and the fact that we should see lots of sun on Wednesday we will see a very hot day with high temperatures possibly reaching 90 or 91 degrees. The record high for the day is 91 degrees in Miami. So we may tie or even break a record. The normal high this time of year is 82 degrees.
Later in the day Wednesday some moisture from the cold front will spread southward from Central Florida into South Florida. As that moisture moves our way the sun will fade, clouds will form and some showers & thunderstorms will begin to develop during the second half of the day. The front will continue southward Thursday night and Friday morning. Because of this South Florida will continue to see scattered showers and storms Thursday night. The showers should end Friday morning, perhaps lasting through the morning rush hour, and then skies should clear Friday afternoon. The more important effect of the cold front will be much less humid air moving in and also a slight drop in temperatures. The end result will be more comfortable, more pleasant air moving into South Florida Friday and into the weekend.
The weekend is looking great with plenty of sun, low humidity and slightly cooler temperatures; closer to normal in the mid 80s.
