Impact weather forecast for South Florida tonight, before clearing up on Tuesday
THANK YOU TERRY. LET’S SEE WHAT’S GOING ON NOW WITH HURRICANE MELISSA AS WE CHECK OUT THE TROPICAL SATELLITE PICTURE. THIS IS THE VISIBLE SATELLITE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL HERE. THE REASON IT’S FADING OUT AT THE END IS BECAUSE THE VISIBLE SATELLITE. VISIBLE SATELLITE USES SUNLIGHT TO HELP SHOW THE DETAILS IN THE CLOUDS. AND AS THE SUN IS SETTING, THAT’S WHY THE LAST FEW FRAMES KIND OF FADE AWAY. THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE STORM IS GOING ANYWHERE. IT JUST MEANS THE IMAGE IS DISAPPEARING. BUT I LIKE THE VISIBLE SATELLITE. IT SHOWS YOU ALL THE DETAILS OF THE STORM ITSELF. SO HERE’S THE LATEST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE MAKING ITS WAY NOW TO THE NORTHWEST, EXPECTED TO TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT, MAKING LANDFALL IN JAMAICA AS A CATEGORY FIVE OR BORDERLINE CATEGORY FOUR STORM. EITHER WAY, CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE IS EXPECTED. I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE GOING TO BE IN JUST A MOMENT HERE, AND THEN IT MOVES UP TO THE NORTH AND MOVES OVER EASTERN CUBA. AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A MAJOR HURRICANE, A CATEGORY THREE, A CATEGORY TWO OVER THE BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ON WEDNESDAY, AND THEN POTENTIALLY LATE THURSDAY EARLY FRIDAY AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE, MOVING OVER BERMUDA BEFORE IT FINALLY MOVES AWAY. AND HERE’S THE LATEST PRESSURE AND STEERING. YOU CAN SEE IT BEGINS THAT MOVE TO THE NORTH, JUST AS THAT BIG FRONT SWINGS OFF OF FLORIDA AND SHOVES IT AWAY FROM THE US. THAT’S WHY WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY IMPACT FROM THIS. OKAY, LET’S TALK ABOUT IMPACTS FROM MELISSA. FIRST WINDS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A CATEGORY 4 OR 5 HURRICANE IMPACTING THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA. RAINFALL 15 TO 30IN PLUS. THIS IS JUST FOR JAMAICA. FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE. AND THE STORM SURGE COULD BE 9 TO 13FT OR MORE AS IT MOVES ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF JAMAICA. THE NORTHERN COAST WILL SEE LESS, BUT IT WILL SEE SOME AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE NORTH OF JAMAICA TOMORROW. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON ON OUR RADAR. WE’VE GOT SHOWERS AND STORMS IN OUR AREA. THIS IS UNRELATED TO THE TROPICS, BUT IT IS RELATED TO A COLD FRONT THAT’S WORKING ITS WAY DOWN FLORIDA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TONIGHT WE GOT SOME RAINFALL AROUND MARTIN COUNTY, NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING OUT TO THE WEST THAT WILL MOVE INTO OUR AREA. AND A LOT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NOW STARTING TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH. WITH THAT FRONT, WE ARE EXPECTING SOME HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AGAIN TONIGHT AND THEN TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEGINNING TO MOVE IN. BUT THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT DOESN’T MOVE IN UNTIL WE GET TO THURSDAY. LET ME SHOW YOU. HERE’S THE FRONT THAT’S MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT. HERE COMES THE NEXT FRONT, SWEEPING ON DOWN THROUGH TEXAS, THROUGH THE GULF COAST. AND THEN IT MAKES ITS WAY IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IT MOVES MELISSA OFF. AND BEHIND THAT FRONT, TEMPERATURES DROP. LET’S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE FUTURE TEMPERATURES HERE. I’LL GO AHEAD AND RUN THE NUMBERS FOR YOU. WATCH THE CLOCK AT THE TOP AS WE GET INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY MORNING, 60S AND 70S. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY MORNING, 60S THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING 50S AND A FEW 60S. AND THEN HALLOWEEN NIGHT. TEMPERATURES 50S AND 60S AND A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL BREEZE. SO TOMORROW RAIN CHANCES GO WAY DOWN. MOST OF THE RAIN IS GOING TO BE TONIGHT, AND THEN TOMORROW CLEARS OUT. WE’RE LOOKING AT ALMOST NO CHANCE FOR RAIN. WEDNESDAY, 10% THURSDAY. LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK AND OVERNIGHT LOWS 50 AND 60S. THAT’S A LOOK A
Impact weather forecast for South Florida tonight, before clearing up on Tuesday
Updated: 8:59 PM EDT Oct 27, 2025
The WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists have designated Monday to have impact weather for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee counties, and northern Palm Beach County have an isolated risk of storms. The latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News Because most of the region has saturated grounds because of rainfall, there is a chance for localized flooding.The impact weather is expected through the evening.Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists have designated Monday to have impact weather for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee counties, and northern Palm Beach County have an isolated risk of storms.
The latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News
Because most of the region has saturated grounds because of rainfall, there is a chance for localized flooding.
The impact weather is expected through the evening.
Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.