Currently in Miami — August 3, 2023: If it ain't the heat, it's the storms

The weather, currently.

Scattered to numerous afternoon and evening thunderstorms continue to be a part of the forecast thanks to favorable steering winds which will either bring these towards the east coast metro areas or allow for them to form right over us before moving elsewhere. Therefore, Thursday and Friday still look hot and steamy before the air mass starts bubbling up late leading to storms. A transition may occur over the weekend as high pressure tries to nose in from the Atlantic, leading to a stronger easterly wind flow that would take rains towards the Everglades and Southwest Florida. Because of the increased cloud cover and rainfall, daytime temperatures will remain closer to the seasonal lower 90s.

El tiempo, actualmente.

Dispersas a numerosas tormentas eléctricas por la tarde y la noche continúan siendo parte del pronóstico gracias a los vientos favorables que las llevarán hacia las áreas metropolitanas de la costa este o permitirán que se formen justo sobre nosotros antes de trasladarse a otro lugar. Por lo tanto, el jueves y el viernes todavía se ven calurosos y húmedos antes de que la masa de aire comience a burbujear tarde y provoque tormentas. Puede ocurrir una transición durante el fin de semana, ya que la alta presión intentará llegar desde el Atlántico, lo que llevaría a un flujo de viento del este más fuerte que transportaría las lluvias hacia los Everglades y el suroeste de Florida. Debido al aumento de la nubosidad y las precipitaciones, las temperaturas diurnas se mantendrán más cerca del rango bajo de los 90, un nivel estacional.

—John Morales

What you need to know, currently.

Beijing has just endured 744.8 mm (29.3 in) of rain in just 72 hours — the heaviest three-day rainstorm in the recorded history of the capital city of China, dating back to at least 1860.

Images and video from Beijing and the surrounding area show absolutely torrential floodwaters and widespread effects as thousands of rescue workers have been dispatched to help look for survivors.

The rain came from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, which Currently covered last week as it was approaching the Philippines and Taiwan. Sea surface temperatures near the Chinese coast are well above average, contributing to the anomalous moisture in the air. In Hebei Province, just to the west of Beijing, the rainfall totals were even higher — as much as 1003 mm (39.5 in) over the past 72 hours.

China’s hottest-ever temperature was also recorded this summer — as Sanbao in Xinjiang Province hit 52.2°C (126°F) on July 16th — which Currently also summarized as it happened.

—Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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