Rain and near 100-degree heat in South Florida forecast this week
Scattered showers and dangerous heat are in the forecast for South Florida this week, with rain chances increasing into the weekend.
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Shane Hinton is a meteorologist on the Next Weather Team at CBS News Miami.
Shane joins the Next Weather Team from Austin, Texas, but this isn't his first time in South Florida.
He graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and a Masters of Professional Science in Broadcast Meteorology. During his time at UM, he helped conduct research to help determine the accuracy of hurricane forecast models in addition to analyzing general forecast model accuracy for the South Florida climate.
Shane's broadcast career started in New Bern, North Carolina, where he provided coverage of the historic Hurricane Florence, which devastated the community of Eastern North Carolina.
Scattered showers and dangerous heat are in the forecast for South Florida this week, with rain chances increasing into the weekend.
South Florida faces a new storm threat Saturday with damaging winds and hail possible in Broward and Miami-Dade.
The most active period for storm activity will be from noon through 8 p.m.
The main threats will be storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail.
The main threats will be storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail.
If you're trying to beat the heat at the beach, the rip current risk is low, but the UV Index is extreme.
Broward and Miami-Dade counties were under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9 p.m. Monday
A few scattered showers have already bubbled up this morning and our chances for storms will peak in the afternoon.
On Friday, a few spotty, light showers will lead to a warm afternoon with temperatures in the mid 80s.
Expect warmer and wetter weather over the weekend and into the beginning of next week.
There are no marine alerts for boaters in the Atlantic Waters and Florida Keys.
A few brief isolated showers are possible.
Breezy conditions linger not only throughout the day, but into the beginning of the upcoming work week
Critical fire weather conditions from 1-7 p.m. Saturday.
Wind gusts of 25 mph to 30 mph will be possible throughout the day.