The National Hurricane Center is tracking a system as it drifts up the U.S. East Coast. But meteorologists said it won’t influence South Florida’s weather.
As of 8 p.m. Thursday, the broad area of low pressure was a few hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern U.S., producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. It is not expected to develop before it moves over the Carolinas on Friday, the hurricane center said.
While having a near zero chance of developing as of Thursday night, the system could still add to areas of heavy rain and possible flash flooding in parts of North and South Carolina and in the mid-Atlantic region through Friday night, the hurricane center said.
A wetter weekend is still in store for South Florida, a result of “moist and unstable” air, said Luke Culver, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Miami..
In South Florida, rain chances will hover around 60% to 70% with storms most likely to strike in the afternoon and evening with a possibility for early morning showers.
This pattern “is closer to what is typical for our area in the summer months,” Culver said.
The slightly heightened chances for rain combined with overcast and windy conditions over the next few days also mean temperatures won’t be nearly as high as earlier in the week when South Florida was rife with heat advisories.
Highs will be in the upper-80s and lower-90s with lows in the lower-80s and upper-70s, Culver said, with the heat index between 103 and 107.
