Residents in Miami should prepare for a mixture of sun and storms over the coming week, with high temperatures and intermittent rainfall expected across the region. According to a detailed weather forecast, today brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m., followed by likely showers and a possible storm between 11 a.m. and noon, then again a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. While most of the day will be mostly sunny with highs near 90 degrees Fahrenheit, heat index values could soar as high as 103, with a southeast wind blowing 9 to 11 mph.
The evening maintains a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2 a.m., under partly cloudy skies with lows hovering around 81 degrees. Shifting tomorrow, the probability of rain and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. increases to 50 percent. This pattern of sunny mornings followed by potential afternoon rainfalls appears to persist through to the weekend, with temperatures hovering near the 90-degree mark each day, and infrequently dropping at nighttime.
In a broader outlook, the Storm Prediction Center has indicated that there is no forecast for severe thunderstorms in the area for today. "The risk for organized severe thunderstorms appears low on Tuesday," the agency stated. This comes as a larger pattern settles over the country, with an upper-level anticyclone in the West, and a trough extending from the Great Lakes to eastern Canada.
While the region will remain moist with precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches, contributing to moderate MLCAPE by afternoon, the forecast does not indicate a significant risk for severe storms. "Although a modest increase in mid-level flow is forecast from the southern Appalachians northeast across the mid-Atlantic, low-level flow will remain weak," the forecast discussion elaborates, suggesting that any chances of strong or damaging gusts should remain localized. Despite this, residents should be prepared for typical summer storms, which could still bring sudden, though non-severe, thunderstorms and rain showers.
