{"id":292401,"date":"2026-06-01T23:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/292401\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:25:12","slug":"south-florida-heat-saharan-dust-and-storm-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/292401\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida heat, Saharan dust, and storm chances"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drier air suppressed a wave of wet weather that was forecast to soak South Florida last week into the middle of this week<\/p>\n

That dry air and sun led to Palm Beach County hitting a high temperature record of 95 degrees on Sunday, breaking a 94-degree record set in 2004, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.<\/p>\n

Monday afternoon was hot, too, in the 90s in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas, with humidity making the feels-like temperatures swamp us as if in triple digits. Some parts of South Florida did see some rain Sunday evening and late Monday afternoon, but not the 80% expected.<\/p>\n

The arrival of a light plume of Saharan Dust over South Florida Monday into Tuesday also helped suppress some of the forecast thunderstorms and accounts for some of the heat.<\/p>\n

\u201cRinse and repeat on Tuesday<\/a>,\u201d said CBS News Miami meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

But could a coming \u201ccold front\u201d hinted at by some Florida meteorologists offer relief by week\u2019s end?<\/p>\n

Change in the weather<\/p>\n

Thunderstorms are likely Tuesday night and chances sprout to 70% Wednesday and 80% Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. Lingering moisture keeps Friday at 50%. Saturday and Sunday look better, at 30%.<\/p>\n

But with the cloud coverage comes cooler air, with highs at only 82 or 83 on Thursday and Friday and evening lows around 76, according to the weather service.<\/p>\n

For June, in Miami, that\u2019s a teasing treat. Florida\u2019s Panhandle from Tallahassee to Gainesville and Jacksonville could see lows on Thursday and Friday ranging from 64 to 68. Central Florida\u2019s Orlando could see 69 and Tampa at 71, according to the weather service.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t expect any cold weather records out of this \u201ccold front,\u201d however. The record low for Miami on a June 5 date was 68 in 1948. Gainesville plunged to 60 degrees on June 5, 1966. Orlando was even colder on a record 58 on June 5, 1933.<\/p>\n

Saharan dust<\/p>\n

The season\u2019s first arrival of Saharan dust is not generally bad news, unless you suffer from allergies or respiratory issues.<\/p>\n

Saharan dust can make it feel hotter. But the plumes, cast-offs from the coast of Africa\u2019s Saharan Desert, hovering a mile or so above the earth\u2019s surface and moving routinely across the tropical North Atlantic Ocean, can suppress tropical activity like hurricanes.<\/p>\n

The National Hurricane Center doesn\u2019t expect any disturbances over the next seven days.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Saharan dust is heading our way and can change weather. What about hurricanes?<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A A clear map of the tropics on Monday, June 1, 2026, the start of hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. National Hurricane Center <\/p>\n


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Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. He started his career in the Features department at the Miami Herald in 1991. Cohen is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Communication.
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