Today is first official day of dry season in South Florida
Today marks the first official day of the seven-month dry season for South Florida with about 30% of our total yearly rainfall.
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Today marks the first official day of the seven-month dry season for South Florida with about 30% of our total yearly rainfall.
Today will kick off a drier stretch of weather that will continue through the end of the work week.
After rough conditions, it will be nice this week with lower temperatures, less rain chance and calmer winds.
Chances of rain will be minimal throughout the week.
Rain chances will be a little lower on Monday, then decrease even more for the rest of the work week as a Fall front moves through the state of Florida
Expect more rounds of on-and-off rain and storms. Eastern Broward and Miami-Dade counties remain under a level 1 (out of 4) risk for flooding today.
South Florida highs settle in the mid-80s with scattered showers
Tony Brazzale expected Hurricane Milton would be a "nonevent" for his family.
Miami-Dade and Broward are under a wind advisory.
More than 3.3 million homes and businesses were without power Wednesday night in Florida.
The Great Galveston Hurricane is known as the deadliest weather disaster in United States history, killing at least 8,000 people, with some estimates as high as 12,000 people.
As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida's Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of the storm surge forecast.
A flash flood warning is out for Miami-Dade County through Sunday afternoon.
Tropical Storm Milton is expected to hit the Tampa area as a category 3 hurricane within the next three days.
It's going to be a hot Sunday in South Florida as we climb to a heat index value topping 100 degrees.
Helene made landfall on Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday morning.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore.
Florida residents are evacuating and filling sandbags ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which is forecast to rapidly intensify.
CBS News Miami's meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez reminds South Florida residents and visitors to stay hydrated even in this near-perfect, 80-degree day. There is a chance of mid-afternoon showers. But overall, autumn is off to a great start.
It's the first day of fall with South Florida highs around 90 degrees with a 30 percent chance of rain.
CBS News Miami Next Weather Forecast for September 16, 2024.
Get ready for afternoon thunderstorms and continued high temperatures.
The advisory was issued for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties until 6 p.m. and until 7 p.m. for the Florida Keys.
The highest chance of rain is from midday through afternoon and evening.
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