Warming trend and scattered rain in South Florida
South Florida temperatures in the 80s
THAT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. LET’S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON HERE AS WE CHECK OUT OUR CURRENT WINDS. AND WE’VE GOT WINDS THAT ARE PRETTY LIGHT TODAY. 5 TO 10MPH OUT OF THE NORTH AND OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. THIS IS REALLY HELPING TO BRING IN SOME DRIER AIR. IT’S KEEPING OUR RAIN CHANCES EXTREMELY LOW. TODAY IT’S ONLY ABOUT A 10% CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY. HERE’S A LOOK OUTSIDE. THOSE LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ALSO HELPING THE RIP CURRENT RISK TO BE LOWER. SO IT IS A LOOK AT THIS A BUSY BEACH DAY IN DELRAY. LOOK AT THOSE FOLKS HANGING OUT ON THE BEACH. I WANT TO GO DOWN THERE. THAT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. THE OCEAN ALMOST LIKE A SWIMMING POOL. WAVE HEIGHTS ONLY ABOUT TWO FEET TODAY, AND THE INTRACOASTAL WITH A LIGHT CHOP. HERE’S A BIG PICTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT’S STILL VERY WARM ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. WARMER THAN AVERAGE AND COLDER THAN AVERAGE UP IN THE NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE MIDWEST RIGHT NOW. HERE’S A LOOK AT FLORIDA TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S IN JACKSONVILLE. LOW 70S ORLANDO AND TAMPA. AND IN OUR AREA, TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S RIGHT NOW 76 IN DELRAY 75 WEST PALM BEACH, 78 ROYAL PALM WAY WELLINGTON ABOUT 71 DEGREES IN BELLE GLADE. 73 PALM CITY. 75 PORT SALERNO. AND ABOUT 75 DEGREES IN FORT PIERCE. NOT TO REBOOT THAT HUTCHINSON ISLAND TEMPERATURE THERE THAT’S BEEN STUCK AT 69 FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WABASSO ALSO. SO I’M GOING TO RECHECK THOSE. BUT 73 SEBASTIAN, 74, IN VERO BEACH AND 75 DEGREES IN OKEECHOBEE. SO WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING? WELL, THIS WARMING TREND IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES GETTING UP INTO THE UPPER 70S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. WE MIGHT HIT 80 IN A COUPLE SPOTS THERE YOU SEE 79 DEGREES. THE MODEL PREDICTED HIGH FOR TODAY. AND THEN AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW, VERY, VERY SIMILAR TEMPERATURES GETTING UP INTO THE UPPER 70S AND EVEN A FEW LOW 80S POSSIBLE. I DO THINK THAT COMPUTER MODELS ARE UNDERESTIMATING HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY. A LOT OF THE MODELS HAVE UPPER 70S, I THINK LOW 80S FOR SUNDAY, WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS COMING IN, LOTS OF SUNSHINE AROUND. I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE TEMPERATURES 8283 DEGREES ON SUNDAY AND THEN EVEN WARMER THAN THAT ON MONDAY, JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH. IT’S A WEAK FRONT, BUT IT WILL KNOCK OUR TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN INTO THE 70S AGAIN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE SOME CONTROLLED BURNS AROUND, SOME LITTLE SMOKE STACKS COMING UP HERE FROM DIFFERENT FIRES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THAT BIG FIRE ON THE NORTHWESTERN SIDE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE THAT IS STILL PRODUCING SOME SMOKE AND A LOT OF FIRE THERE. ONLY 50% CONTAINED. AT LAST CHECK. WE’LL KEEP OUR EYES ON THAT AND KEEP YOU UP TO DATE. NO OTHER RAINFALL TO TALK ABOUT HERE IN THE FORECAST AT THE MOMENT. THAT’S NOT TO SAY WE DON’T HAVE RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. 10% CHANCE FOR RAIN TODAY. HIGH DEGREES 20% CHANCE FOR RAIN FOR TOMORROW AND HIGH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY UPPER 70S A FEW LOW 80S POSSIBLE SUNDAY I STILL THINK WILL BE A VERY WARM DAY. WARMER THAN MODELS ARE PREDICTING. WE’RE GOING TO GO LOW 80S ACROSS THE AREA FOR SUNDAY AND THEN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, AND THAT IS GOING TO HELP TO PRODUCE SOME RAINFALL. WE’RE GOING TO GO WITH ABOUT A 40% CHANCE FOR RAIN. THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR SCATTERED RAINFALL AS WE GET INTO MONDAY, AND IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD. COVERAGE FOR AREA WON’T BE. I DON’T SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HERE. THIS IS MOSTLY JUST GOING TO BE RAINFALL. SOME OF IT LIGHT, SOME OF IT MODERATE, AND MAYBE A FEW HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN PLACE. OUR TEMPERATURES DO COOL A LITTLE BIT FOR TUESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S AGAIN, BUT RIGHT B
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This afternoon, high temperatures will reach the mid-to-upper 70s along the Treasure Coast, and upper 70s and some low 80s in Okeechobee County and Palm Beach County under partly to mostly sunny skies. Stay up to date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Winds will stay light and northerly, and rain chances are low with only an isolated shower or two possible.Tonight, low temperatures in the 50s in Okeechobee County and along the Treasure Coast, and upper 50s and low 60s in Palm Beach County. Mostly clear skies and light north/northeasterly winds. Some patchy fog is possible.Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
This afternoon, high temperatures will reach the mid-to-upper 70s along the Treasure Coast, and upper 70s and some low 80s in Okeechobee County and Palm Beach County under partly to mostly sunny skies.
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Winds will stay light and northerly, and rain chances are low with only an isolated shower or two possible.
Tonight, low temperatures in the 50s in Okeechobee County and along the Treasure Coast, and upper 50s and low 60s in Palm Beach County. Mostly clear skies and light north/northeasterly winds. Some patchy fog is possible.
Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.