A closer look at the Hurricane Hunters
These pilots fly into the eye of the storm to keep South Floridians safe and informed as hurricane season starts.
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Scott Withers joined the NEXT Weather team as the weekend morning meteorologist for CBS News Miami.
A four-time national Emmy Award-winning journalist, Withers is known for his coverage of both natural and man-made disasters.
Over the past decade, he has reported from across the country, covering every major landfalling hurricane in Florida and along the Gulf Coast, tornado outbreaks in the Midwest, flash flooding in Kentucky and Vermont, the Maui wildfires, the Great American Drought in the Western U.S., blizzards, and earthquake clusters.
A Michigan native, Withers is thrilled to return to Miami. He previously lived in Coconut Grove while working for ABC News' Good Morning America and World News Tonight. Most recently, he served as Senior Meteorologist and National Climate Correspondent for Scripps News, based in Atlanta.
Withers' lifelong fascination with severe weather inspired a mid-career shift. After two decades as a television journalist and producer, he returned to school and earned a Bachelor's degree in Meteorology and a Master's in Environmental Geosciences from Mississippi State University.
When he's not chasing storms across the country, Withers enjoys traveling with his husband, Alejandro. The couple also enjoys exploring estate sales in search of unique artwork and antiques. The true star of their family, however, is their dog, Cane. Withers rescued him from a Miami street after he was hit by a car. They adopted and nursed him back to health, and today, Cane joins Scott on storm-chasing trips across the country. Their adventures have even inspired a series of weather-based educational books for children.
These pilots fly into the eye of the storm to keep South Floridians safe and informed as hurricane season starts.
May comes to a humid and hot end, but today's a great day to stay cool.
We'll see similar patterns increasing everyday through next weekend.
Keep an eye on the rip current risk because it will be high at the beach!
We could see small, pop-up showers throughout the holiday weekend.
The rain will continue through Wednesday, with a short break on Thursday and Friday.
South Florida is expected to see hot and humid conditions through Mother's Day, with feels-like temperatures reaching the upper 90s before rain showers return.
The entire region is under a Level 1 Flash Flooding advisory. We can expect to see some minor street flooding in urban areas.
Rain chances roll back in on Sunday, but we dry out later in the week.
Be mindful of a high rip current risk if you're planning a beach day!
The region will see more than an inch of rain over the next two days, with most of it falling in inland parts of Broward County.
After some spotty showers in South Florida on Friday, plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures will move into the region for the first full weekend of spring.
The dry stretch will last through Thursday when a front moves through and brings rain back to South Florida.
After setting a record-high minimum temperature in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, temperatures will be in the low 80s, which is higher than normal for this time of year.
It was a foggy morning across portions of South Florida to kick off the final day of the workweek, but plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures are expected as the day continues.