Currently in Miami — June 23, 2023: Numerous showers and thunderstorms increasing throughout the weekend; Numerosos aguaceros y tormentas eléctricas que aumentarán durante el fin de semana

The weather, currently.

Much like previous days, the bulk of shower and thunderstorm activity in South Florida on Friday is going to be focused towards the more northern communities as the upper-level low pressure system over the southeast US continues to depart northward. However, stronger winds from the southeast will create some instability closer to the coast that will generate a risk for stronger and longer-lasting thunderstorms over Miami and Ft Lauderdale. These could pose a threat for localized flooding events that is likely to continue into the weekend as an increase in moisture promotes more strong, slow-moving showers and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, excessive heat will continue across the region through the weekend, with temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s and heat indices around 105-108 degrees.

El tiempo, currently.

Al igual que en días anteriores, la mayor parte de la actividad de aguaceros y tormentas eléctricas en el sur de Florida el viernes se concentrará en las comunidades más al norte a medida que el sistema de baja presión sobre el sureste de EE. UU. continúa partiendo hacia el norte. Sin embargo, vientos más fuertes del sureste crearán inestabilidad más cerca de la costa que generará un riesgo de tormentas eléctricas más fuertes y duraderas sobre Miami y Ft Lauderdale. Esto podría representar una amenaza de eventos de inundaciones localizadas que probablemente continúen durante el fin de semana, ya que un aumento en la humedad promoverá aguaceros y tormentas eléctricas más fuertes y de lento movimiento. Mientras tanto, el calor excesivo continuará en toda la región durante el fin de semana, con temperaturas en los rangos bajo a medio de los 90 grados e índices de calor de alrededor de 105-108 grados.

—John Morales

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What you need to know, currently.

Atlantic Ocean water temperatures continue to be completely off the charts.

These unusually warm temperatures — across the whole of the North Atlantic Ocean — are far outside historical norms. In fact, the current departure into record territory is about 0.35°C above the warmest temperatures ever previously measured. That’s about a decade’s worth of warming, all happening at once.

Such a shock to the ocean is obviously having profound effects on the weather. Right now, there are two tropical cyclones in the core of the tropical Atlantic. In no previous June, since records have been kept starting in 1851, have there been two tropical-storm strength cyclones in the month of June, let alone simultaneously.

This should be the front-page news — with the added outrageous fact that fossil fuel executives are continuing to make our planetary emergency even worse.

—Eric Holthaus