Category: Local Weather

5/25/20 – Flood Watch Continues, Heaviest Rains Affecting the Area Now

As we enter the late afternoon rain has picked up over the east coast areas with many areas having now received well over an inch of rain in the past couple of hours. Radar shows this activity lifting north with more behind it.

Infrared satellite shows an impressive area of cooler tops off the coast with lightning now being detected.

Rain will continue through the evening with occasional breaks. Will update later with areas rainfall amounts. Check Twitter for quick updates as we continue through the evening,

5/24/20 – Memorial Day Weekend, Flood Watch Begins at 2PM

Remembering those who gave all they could to our country.

We have a wet balance of the Memorial Day weekend coming up as the NWS has issued a Flood Watch for all of South Florida that will begin at 2pm. Current forecast call for between two and four inches with up to six inches in isolated areas. Flood Watch will run through tomorrow.

The latest HRRR model shows rain being in the area trough the next 36 hours but there will be some occasional break

With the exceeding cloud cover and rain temps today will struggle to climb today, expecting a high today around 82° and about the same tomorrow.

Certainly a good day to stay in (I know) and if you have to go out watch where you drive and remember if you cannot see the bottom of a puddle, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”

5/16/20 – 24 Hour Precipitation Totals

Here are the 24 hour rainfall totals along with highs and lows ending at 7am this morning across south Florida.

  • FLL : Fort Lauderdale Intl : 81 / 72 / 2.55
  • FXE : Fort Lauderdale Exec : 79 / 72 / 5.40
  • HST : Homestead AFB : 83 / 72 / 0.36
  • MIA : Miami : 81 / 71 / 1.41
  • APF : Naples : 83 / 73 / 0.04
  • OPF : Opa-locka : 81 / 72 / 4.48
  • HWO : Pembroke Pines : 83 / 73 / 1.24
  • PMP : Pompano Beach : 79 / 72 / 1.95
  • TMB : West Kendall-Tamiami : 85 / 72 / 0.14
  • PBI : West Palm Beach : 80 / 73 / 0.45

5/16/20 – Overnight Flooding in Pompano

According to storm reports some roads in Pompano Beach were impassible or nearly impassible with heavy rain that passed trough the area between 2am and 4am this morning. Some locations reported by the NWS that had flooded roadways were:

  • McNab Road between 15th and 21st Streets
  • Palm Aire area
  • North Andrews Avenue and Copland Road
  • North Andrews Avenue and 15th Street

Radar at the time did show heavier activity in that area.

For today we will continue to have a chance for showers but nearly the amount we saw yesterday and overnight, but it will not take much to aggravate conditions in these areas with flooding. Be careful if you are out and remember, Turn Around Don’t Drown.

Current three day rainfall forecast is about a half-inch to 1.5 inches. Over SE Florida.

If you have pictures of flooding or severe weather please send them.

5/15/20 – Weekend Weather, Some Clearing After a Rainy Friday

The weekend will not be a washout but we need to get through tonight and tomorrow morning. By later tomorrow afternoon showers will diminish but we will still hold on to some showers around. Highs both Saturday and Sunday will be 87°F.

Plenty of rain currently as some areas are under a Flash Flood Warning until 1245am. This is associated with a low pressure system that is expected to develop into a tropical depression or storm over the Bahamas tomorrow. We will not see any direct impacts from the system besides what we are experiencing now. The Wind Advisory we had earlier today was cancelled earlier this afternoon.

As the system moves away tomorrow evening and into Sunday our weather will improve to a more typical May Day. For that reason it will not be a wash out overall. So a split between staying in the house and the outdoors.

5/15/20 – Flood Warning until 1230am for Parts of NE Broward

NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning for areas in NE Broward including parts of Pompano Beach.

Flooding is occurring in some areas or may begin due to an expected one to three inches of rain that may occur over the next several hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks shou

2020 Tropical Season Could Begin This Weekend – NO Direct Threat to Florida

Just a quick post that for the sixth year in a row we may see a named storm form prior to June 1. Models are indicating that a low may form southeast of Florida and move north over the Bahamas where it could further develop into a tropical storm. The area the NHC has indicated where it may form is in red this weekend.

Though we will have a good chance of rain Friday through the weekend we will see no direct impacts besides the rain from this system if it develops. Global models all indicate that the system will move AWAY from Florida. The latest ensemble from the Euro help depict this.

I will have an update later this week on the evolution of this system and our weekend weather.

11/9/19 – Some Slightly Cooler Air (Finally) This Week, Some Showers Today

After running with above a average temps for most of the past month we will have a string of closer to normal highs for the next week. A cold front is draped across Florida this morning with plenty of clouds and some showers across central and south Florida. At 5am temps across southeast Florida are in the mid 70s. Sensors at Pompano Airpark have been having issues this week and not reporting regularly.

By 8am the boundary will be over south Florida with our main rain threat occurring between 10am and 3pm.

After the front passes winds will shift out of the north and we will feel drier and some cooler air. Combine that with the clouds earlier on we may not exceed 80° today. Expect a high of 79° this afternoon, here is the hour by hour temperature through tomorrow afternoon.

By tomorrow we will be back to around 80° for a high and very pleasant. Another front is expected next week and that will help keep our high temps closer to normal for the next five to six days.

10/19/19 – Yes, Some Rain Today, But Not a Complete Washout

Do not let the radar and satellite fool you, not the best looking day but there is potential to enjoy some time outside today.

Tropical Storm Nestor is bringing the bulk of the weather to our west and north where a Tornado Watch is currently in effect. For us starting the day at a summer-like 81° we have and will see some more rain but we will not have rain all day. As the day progresses we will see winds pick up with some gusts above 20mph. Keep the umbrella around in other words. Weather hazards today for our area will be possible lightning, gusty winds, and with some of the heavier rain we have had if showers linger we could see some localized flooding. Rainfall amounts will generally be between one-quarter and one-half inch around SE Florida today. High today 88°

Tomorrow we will see some clearing but the chance of rain will remain.

Tropical Storm Nestor is not a typical system with much of the weather and wind on the east side of the Storm. Currently max winds are 50mph and beyond what we see today will not really impact our weather going into tomorrow and beyond.

Enjoy your day.

9/28/19 – Karen Degenerated, Mostly Rain Free Weekend

A warm late September morning with a temperature of 81° and a dewpoint of 72°. A contrast to our lows earlier this week when we were waking up to temps around 70°.

Tropical Storm Karen has degenerated and absorbed into a trough in Atlantic, there will be no further threat from this one. Current satellite image from this morning shows not much of anything .

Elsewhere in the Atlantic the only item being watched is Hurricane Lorenzo which has max winds of 115mph and again will not affect us or any other US lan area. No other areas of concern at this time.

For this weekend locally it will be warm and almost rain free, there will be widely scattered, quick moving showers but nothing that should keep us inside or postpone weekend sport activities. Hourly temps through tomorrow afternoon will be in a narrow range with a high today of 89°.

Enjoy this last weekend of September.