Miami residents can expect a blend of sunshine and clouds today. As the evening approaches, temperatures are forecasted to lower to 83 degrees, with continued partly cloudy skies and a steady ESE wind, with Local 10 reporting a high of 94 degrees Fahrenheit and winds coming from the ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
According to the National Weather Service, the heat index in Miami today could soar as high as 105, while tonight boasts a 30 percent chance of showers primarily before 9 p.m. Bordered by calm skies, the wind is set to settle at around 6 mph coming from the southeast.
This week Miami's weather pattern holds steady as per National Weather Service forecasts. Highs are pegged near the low 90s, with heat index values flirting with the triple digits. Showers and thunderstorms appear to be playing favorites, more likely after 2 p.m. and before 8 p.m. as the week progresses, peaking around a 60 to 70 percent chance mid-week.
Inland showers and storms are due to develop, and with a high pressure ridge aloft shifting eastward over the Atlantic in the coming days, the temperatures will insist on being hot. "Stay hydrated!", Local 10 advises Miami's community, noting that isolated showers might graze some western areas. Those temperatures, teasing the likes of 102 degrees in Miami and 105 in Broward, are due to stay parked in the feels-like zone of the triple digits on Sunday.
Moon gazers, take note: the sky tonight will be graced with a waxing gibbous moon, set to rise at 3:42 p.m. and retire by 1:25 a.m.
