Rainy Start to the Work Week

A non-tropical low in the eastern Gulf of Mexico is being watched by the NHC for tropical development.  This feature will bring rain and thunderstorms to most of the start with the concentration over the central and northern parts of Florida.

Current IR satellite of system


8pm Tropical Weather Outlook for system.


Latest rainfall totals for the area through Tuesday evening.


 Areas of localized flooding, gusty winds, and lightning are the weather threats to monitor for over the next day.

7/30 – Showers and Thunderstorms this Afternoon and Evening

A very nice morning to get today started with mostly clear skies and a temp of 82F.  Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and become more widespread as we go into our Sunday afternoon and evening with a high of 91F.  Below are the NWS forecast for highs and rainfall amounts in our area.


Going into the work week we will see more showers compared to last week with our highs around 90F and lows remaining around 80F.  The latest GEFS shows this trend continuing.


Tropics are not very active at the moment but as we head into August we will see more waves develop, do not let your guard down and continue picking up supplies.

Here is this morning’s sunrise picture from Pompano Beach:


Enjoy your day!

7/23 – Fewer Showers, High 89F

A breezy 83F to startbour Sunday off in Pompano Beach with the few scattered showers from the pre-dawn hours dissipated.  There is a clusters of thunderstorms affecting the West Palm Beach area but besides that not much else along the coast at this time.


With drier air filtering in we will see fewer showers and most of them will again be inland and slow movers in the afternoon time frame.  Otherwise we will have a light to moderate breeze with a high of 89 with some hazy conditions due to some African dust caught up in the middle layers of the atmosphere.

The week ahead we do not see much change with a slight increase in shower activity after Tuesday.  Temps will be mostly in the low 80s in the morning and around 90F for our highs.  Latest GEFS shows this as well.


Tropics are quiet at the moment with no areas being watched.

Here is a morning picture from Pompano Beach, enjoy your day!

7/22 – Showers/T-Storms Possible After Drier Morning

After some stronger storms on Friday we are starting the day at a nice, “cool” 75F without the offshore shower activity we have seen the last few mornings.  Showers are expected by late morning/early afternoon though mostly focused on the interior and west coast.  High today will be 90F.  As mentioned last week, and the trend continued this week, our highs have been at or just below normal.  The last two days have seen our lows near normal.


Though rain cannot be rules out today, Sunday should be drier overall and looking at the WPC rainfall forecast through tomorrow evening all areas will see under one inch of rain.  Though is there are heavier showers or thunderstorms we could see some higher amounts.


Weather threats today from the latest HWO from Miami:

THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY…

…POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL…

…WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE OVER LOCAL WATERS..

Go out and enjoy the day, but remember if thunder roars – go indoors!

7/16 – Scattered to Numerours Showers, Possible Thunderstorm

At 7am Pompano is at 82F with some passing shower activity in the area.  Latest radar shows more activity offshore moving towards the coast.


Shower activity is expected to increase as we go through the day.  Rainfall amounts will typically be between .10 and .50 inches with higher amounts possible.  Not an all day rain with some sun or high willbe 89F.

Into next week no significant changes or highlights in our weather with a chance of showers most everyday and highs around 90F.


Above is a picture from this morning at Pompano Beach, enjoy the day!

7/15 – Saturday, Some Clouds with a Chance of a Shower

83F is where we are starting the day in Pompano with some clouds.  Radar is much less active compared to the last couple days and overall we will see less rain today as we go to a high of 91F.

Weather threats today are the chance of a scattered thunderstorm and a moderate risk of rip currents.

Looking at the past week we continue our trend of normal to near-normal highs and our lows continue to run above average.  So is it warmer than normal?  Yes, if you look at our daily average temperature which would be about 86.5F compared to the normal of about 84F.  Here is the past week’s data.


Enjoy the day!

7/9 – Sunday with Sun, Some Clouds, Slight Chance of Rain

As we start this Sunday off with 81F in Pompano and some showers offshore we will see a day much like yesterday with warm temperatures and a slight chance of a shower.  Latest radar  shows the activity off the coast.


Today we will see a high of 91F.  

Looking ahead I still think we will see an increase in shower activity later this week  but our highs and lows will be mostly unaffected with around 80F in the morning and around 90F in the afternoons.  The latest GFS continues to show this as well.


Enjoy your Sunday, inleave you with this picture from Pompano Beach this morning as the sun is trying to hide behind one of our offshore showers.

7/8 – Sun and Some Clouds, Chance of a Shower

Not departing from the pattern of the past week, we will see a slight chance of a shower but otherwise highs will be near normal, 90F, and lows above average 83F.  If we see a decent shower or thunderstorm our low will like be sub-80F.  Below you will see today’s forecasted highs from the NWS.


I did have a couple people ask this past week if we have been hotter than usual.  Our highs have not been but out lows are above average as mentioned above.  In fact, this past week Pompano has not been under 80F.  This can be seen in the graph below showing our highs around 90F and lows above 80F, just like the forecast.


Later this coming work week we should see a change in the pattern as the remnants of TD4 moves in our general direction increasing moisture and shower activity.  

Enjoy the day and I will have an update tomorrow.

Happy Birthday America – Weather Looks Very Good for Fireworks Across South Fla

A very typical summer heat and humidity is on tap for this Fourth of July, with a high of 90F along with some clouds.  We will run the risk of a shower or thunderstorm but as we have seen over the past number of days they will not be widespread.

For tonight’s fireworks the latest HRRR shows minimal shower activity, so I do not see any delays or postponements at this time.  Here is the simulated radar for 9pm:


I am also watching an area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic which the NHC indicates a high risk of formation over the next five days.  Nothing for us to be worried about at this time but will continue to watch.  Latest model runs look like this:


Enjoy the Fourth and leave the fireworks to the professional and keep all of your neighborhood pets and children in mind.

7/2 – After Some Morning Showers, Warmth and Sun

Showers and a couple thunderstorms have come ashore this Monring along the Broward and Palm Beach coastal areas.  This activity will focus more inland and on the west coast later in the day and this evening.


Today we will see some clouds with a high of 90F.  Weather hazards are the same as yesterday with lightning associated with any thunderstorm and a chance of waterspouts this Monring along the Atlantic coast.

As far as the Fourth of July, I am taking back the rain chances mentioned yesterday and at his time the guidance shows our pattern will be similar to yesterday and today with some morning showers leaving our evenings mostly dry for fireworks.

Here are a few pictures from Pompano Beach this morning after the showers passed inland – enjoy!