Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 6:46 am EDT on May 21, 2013
Now
Scattered showers over the Atlantic waters have begun to spread ashore this morning from around Pinecrest to the tamiami Fairgrounds in Miami-Dade. Rainfall accumulations ranging from a half to an inch will be possible through the early morning hours.
Forecast for Miami Beach
Updated: 5:00 AM EDT on May 21, 2013
Flood Watch in effect through this evening...
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 90F. Winds from the SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 75F. Winds from the SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 90F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then clear with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 77F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 88F with a heat index of 93F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the evening, then clear with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 77F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Friday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the afternoon. High of 90F with a heat index of 95F. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Friday Night
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 77F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. High of 91F. Breezy. Winds from the NE at 15 to 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the NE at 15 to 25 mph.
Sunday
Clear. High of 91F. Breezy. Winds from the NE at 15 to 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear. Low of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 15 to 25 mph.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 90F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 90F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 77F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 88F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 77F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Thursday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 88F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Thursday Night
Clear. Low of 77F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 90F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Friday Night
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 77F. Winds from the East at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of South Florida... including the following areas... coastal Broward... coastal Miami Dade... coastal Palm Beach... Metro Broward... Metro Miami Dade and Metro Palm Beach.
* Through this evening
* excessive rainfall amounts up to nearly 9 inches have fallen across portions of the East Coast Metro areas over the last 12 to 15 hours resulting in urban flooding. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is expected over the same area through this evening with isolated higher amounts possible.
* Main impacts will be street flooding of urban areas due to poor drainage and saturated soils.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Record Report
Statement as of 04:38 am EDT on May 21, 2013
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Fort Lauderdale...
a record rainfall of 4.86 inch(es) was set at Fort Lauderdale yesterday. This breaks the old record of 2.04 set in 1981.
