Cold with Fire Risk for South Florida Today
LOOK THERE. THAT SNOW AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW RIGHT NOW. SO LUCKY TO BE LIVING HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. OH, YEAH. THEY’VE GOTTEN UP TO 15IN IN PARTS OF MARYLAND AND UP THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AROUND NEW YORK. I THINK I JUST SAW 12. I WAS DOING A LIVE QUERY, BUT FOR US, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SITUATION TODAY BECAUSE OF FIRE. IT’S NOT FREQUENT THAT WE SEE THIS, BUT WE HAVE A RED FLAG WARNING. THAT’S UP UNTIL 7:00 TONIGHT, MEANING IT IS SO DRY. EVEN IF YOU’RE JUST IDLING YOUR CAR AND THERE’S SOME GRASS NEARBY, IT COULD IGNITE A BLAZE. AND I GOT THAT FIRSTHAND FROM EMERGENCY RESOURCE AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE IT IS A DIRE SITUATION OUT THERE. SO A HEADS UP FIRE RISK TODAY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE HAVE PLUMMETED SOME 15 TO 20 DEGREES OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. CONSIDER THAT WE HIT HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S ALL WEEKEND LONG. AND THIS MORNING WE’RE IN THE 40S. FREEZE WARNINGS AS WELL FOR TOMORROW. SO THESE ACTIVATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AT 2 A.M. AND WILL LAST THROUGH TOMORROW. FREEZE WARNINGS ARE UP THROUGHOUT. COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE UP ELSEWHERE ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA FOR TOMORROW. SO TOMORROW THE COLDEST MORNING WITH A LOW EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE WEST PALM AREA AND THEN ON THE TREASURE COAST, MAYBE SOME LOWER 30S TOMORROW. RIGHT NOW. HEY, WE’RE ONLY 41 DEGREES IN OKEECHOBEE. IT’S 46 IN VERO BEACH, 40 AS WELL IN JUPITER, 52 OUT AT PBIA, 48 IN WELLINGTON, 52 IN BOCA. BUT QUITE THE CONTRAST. SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SITUATION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE TREASURE COAST. LOOK AT 11 A.M. WE’RE ONLY 54 DEGREES. WE ONLY MAKE OUR WAY UP TO DATE INTO THE UPPER 50S TO 60 DEGREES. WE’VE GOT THE SAME SCENARIO FOR THE PALM BEACHES SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SITUATION, WITH HIGHS HERE ONLY AT 60 DEGREES AT BEST. AS WE ADVANCE THROUGH TODAY. SO QUITE THE SHOCK. IT WILL LAST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT HEY, BY NEXT WEEKEND WE’RE LOOKING AT 85 AND 82 RESPECTIVELY. SO CERTAINLY A SEA CHANGE.
WPBF 25 First Warning Meteorologist
A Severe Weather Warning situation is up for South Florida today due to a Red Flag Warning for wildfire risk. Meanwhile, a cold front plunged temperatures into the 40s this morning. Highs today will only reach about 60 degrees with plenty of sun. Tonight Freeze Warnings go into effect for the Treasure Coast and Cold Weather Advisories everywhere else in our area. Temperatures will dive into the 30s overnight tonight. A Severe Weather Warning issue is up for tomorrow as well.
A Severe Weather Warning situation is up for South Florida today due to a Red Flag Warning for wildfire risk. Meanwhile, a cold front plunged temperatures into the 40s this morning. Highs today will only reach about 60 degrees with plenty of sun. Tonight Freeze Warnings go into effect for the Treasure Coast and Cold Weather Advisories everywhere else in our area. Temperatures will dive into the 30s overnight tonight. A Severe Weather Warning issue is up for tomorrow as well.