{"id":280875,"date":"2026-05-22T14:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280875\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:27:10","slug":"memorial-day-forecast-in-south-florida-promises-dry-weekend-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280875\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day forecast in South Florida promises dry weekend heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those with outdoor plans this Memorial Day weekend<\/a> can expect hot and dry weather across South Florida, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

Temperatures will reach the high 80s and low 90s<\/a> throughout much of the region, with heat indices climbing into the middle and upper 90s.<\/p>\n

What’s the weather forecast for Miami on Memorial Day weekend?<\/p>\n

In Miami, a maximum temperature of 88 degrees is forecast across Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Heat indices of 98 degrees are forecast for the city on Saturday and Sunday, with a heat index of 97 forecast for Memorial Day itself.<\/p>\n

There is a 0% chance of rain forecast for the area on Saturday, a 20% chance on Sunday and a 10% chance on Monday.<\/p>\n

What’s the weather forecast for Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day weekend?<\/p>\n

In Fort Lauderdale, a maximum temperature of 88 degrees is forecast for Saturday, and a high of 86 degrees is expected across Sunday and Monday. A heat index of 99 degrees is forecast for the city on Saturday, with indices of 96 degrees forecast for Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n

There’s a 0% chance of rain forecast for the area on Saturday, a 25% chance for Sunday and 10% chance for Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

What’s the weather forecast for West Palm Beach on Memorial Day weekend?<\/p>\n

In West Palm Beach, maximum temperatures are expected to reach 88 degrees on Saturday and 87 degrees on Sunday and Memorial Day. A heat index of 98 degrees is forecast for Saturday, with indices of 96 degrees on Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n

There is a 0% chance of rain forecast for Saturday, a 15% chance forecast for Sunday and a 5% chance forecast for Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

South Florida has been unseasonably warm<\/a> lately, with the state at large facing its worst drought in 25 years<\/a>. As the heat continues to intensify with the approach of summer, wildfire dangers are expected to last longer than usual<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to stay safe in the heat this Memorial Day weekend<\/p>\n

The NWS recommends:<\/p>\n

Hydrating before you\u2019re thirsty<\/p>\n

Wearing lightweight clothing<\/p>\n

Taking breaks in shade or in an air-conditioned building<\/p>\n

Limiting outdoor activities between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Stay informed. Get weather alerts via text<\/p>\n

Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network’s Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida\u2019s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Florida heat forecast for Memorial Day in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Those with outdoor plans this Memorial Day weekend can expect hot and dry weather across South Florida, according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[119712,28,30,29,119711,115350,39656,807,404],"class_list":["post-280875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-98-degrees","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-heat-indices","tag-memorial-day-weekend","tag-rain-forecast","tag-south-florida","tag-weather-forecast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}