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Showers and few strong storms possible across South Florida

Cooler nights, starting tonight

Showers and few strong storms possible across South Florida

Cooler nights, starting tonight

INTO FLORIDA. AND THAT’S WHAT’S STIRRING UP OUR ATMOSPHERE. WE’LL START WITH A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES THIS AFTERNOON. HOT, HUMID AND WINDY. I DIDN’T REALLY NEED TO DO MUCH FORECASTING FOR THAT. I JUST STEPPED OUTSIDE THIS MORNING. YOU COULD TELL RIGHT AWAY HOT, HUMID AND WINDY. SHOWERS AND STORMS. WE’RE GOING TO GO OVER THE TIMING OF THAT AND THEN AFTER ALL OF THIS IS DONE TODAY, WE’RE LEFT WITH WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS. IN FACT, TONIGHT WILL BE A COOL NIGHT. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT’S. HAPPENING WITH THAT BIG SYSTEM. THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM NOW IS MOVING UP THROUGH KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING. ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE. AND THE FARTHER AWAY THE FRONT GETS FROM THE LOW, THAT’S THE CENTER OF THAT STORM SYSTEM. THE WEAKER IT GETS. IT’S STILL STRONG ENOUGH. AND THERE’S A LITTLE, LITTLE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, A TROUGH OUT AHEAD OF IT HERE. THAT’S CALLED A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH. IT’S AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AND THAT’S WHAT’S REALLY STIRRING UP THE ATMOSPHERE HERE AND GIVING US THIS POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRONG STORMS. WE HAVE A TORNADO WATCH IN YELLOW FOR COUNTIES TO THE NORTH OF US AND TO THE WEST OF US, BUT NOT IN OUR VIEWING AREA. HERE’S A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE AT HOME. WE DON’T HAVE ANY RAINFALL AROUND RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU’LL SEE IT IS ABOUT A 40% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON, AND THE HIGHEST RISK FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE IN OUR NORTHERN MOST NEIGHBORHOODS. OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AND NORTHERN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. SO HERE WE GO AROUND 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS BEGINS TO MOVE INTO OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. THERE MAY BE A FEW POP UP SHOWERS AHEAD OF THIS TOO. THEN AS WE GET TO FIVE AND 6:00, THE LINE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS OVER TO THE EAST, BUT ALSO DOWN TO THE SOUTH A BIT. SO AROUND SEVEN TONIGHT WE’RE STILL IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY, WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY, AND OUT WEST IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. BUT YOU SEE THE LINE IS GETTING WEAKER. IT’S STARTING TO BREAK UP. THERE’S MORE SPACES BETWEEN THE SHOWERS AND STORMS, AND THEN IT MOVES THE REST OF THE WAY THROUGH AROUND 9 TO 10:00 TONIGHT NIGHT. AND THEN CHANCES FOR RAIN DROP OFF PRETTY QUICKLY AS SOME COOLER AIR STARTS TO MOVE IN AT A PRETTY RAPID RATE. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE CONTINUING TO CLIMB. WE’VE GOT 85 IN PAHOKEE, 86 AROUND SAND CUT THERE. INDIANTOWN 87 DEGREES OVER TO THE EAST, A LITTLE BIT WELLINGTON AT 87. WE GOT 82 BY CYPRESS LAKES. THE ACREAGE AT 87 DEGREES BEACH AND BOATING FORECAST. WE’VE GOT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BOATERS, HIGH SURF ADVISORY, HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS, WINDS 6 TO 8FT ALONG THE PALM BEACHES, 4 TO 7 FOOT SEAS ALONG THE TREASURE COAST. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TODAY. HOT AND WINDY, SCATTERED AFTERNOON TO EVENING RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES LOW 90S, BUT WITH THE HUMIDITY IT FEELS LIKE IT’S IN THE MID 90S. TONIGHT. ACTUALLY A PRETTY COOL NIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 60S OVERNIGHT TONIGHT A LITTLE WARMER ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COAST THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE, BUT A LOT OF LOW 60S ALONG THE TREASURE COAST AND INLAND. AND THEN TOMORROW, MUCH COOLER, MUCH CLOSER TO AVERAGE. STILL A WARM DAY, BUT TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. THE COOLEST NIGHT IS GOING TO BE FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN TO THE 50S AND LOW 60S. WE STAY NICE AND. WARM OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 80. OVERNIGHT LOWS STAY COOL. 50S AND 60S. AND THEN WE START TO WARM UP AS WE GET INTO NEXT WEEK. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
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Showers and few strong storms possible across South Florida

Cooler nights, starting tonight

It is a hot, windy and humid day today here in South Florida, and high temperatures will reach the low 90s this afternoon with the heat index in the mid-90s. Interactive radar: South Florida weather coverage from WPBF 25 NewsWinds will remain gusty and become southwesterly. Scattered showers and a few strong storms are possible from late afternoon into the evening hours. The highest risk for storms is in Okeechobee County and along the Treasure Coast.Skies will slowly clear overnight, and low temperatures will drop into the 60s. Winds will be breezy out of the northwest.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

It is a hot, windy and humid day today here in South Florida, and high temperatures will reach the low 90s this afternoon with the heat index in the mid-90s.

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Interactive radar: South Florida weather coverage from WPBF 25 News

Winds will remain gusty and become southwesterly. Scattered showers and a few strong storms are possible from late afternoon into the evening hours. The highest risk for storms is in Okeechobee County and along the Treasure Coast.

Skies will slowly clear overnight, and low temperatures will drop into the 60s. Winds will be breezy out of the northwest.

Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.