Currently in Miami — October 11, 2023: Gulf low brings rain

The weather, currently.

Wednesday's weather in South Florida will be quite unsettled as a low-pressure system moves in from the Gulf of Mexico. This system will bring in a lot of moisture, with levels reaching the 95th percentile for this time of year, charging up the atmosphere and making the air feel very humid. As a result, there will be scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, especially along the east coast. Some of these storms could produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon and evening, and additional showers may extend into the overnight hours. Thursday will see a similar pattern of showers and thunderstorms as well. Temperatures will be warm, reaching the upper 80s to lower 90s, but are expected to heat up even further later this week.

El tiempo, actualmente.

El tiempo en el sur de Florida el miércoles será bastante inestable a medida que un sistema de baja presión llegue desde el Golfo de México. Este sistema traerá mucha humedad, con niveles que alcanzarán el percentil 95 para esta época del año, lo que hará que el aire se sienta muy húmedo. Como resultado, se producirán numerosos aguaceros y tormentas eléctricas, especialmente a lo largo de la costa este. Algunas de estas tormentas podrían generar fuertes lluvias durante la tarde, y aguaceros adicionales podrían extenderse hasta la noche. El jueves veremos un patrón similar de lluvia. Las temperaturas serán cálidas, alcanzando el rango alto de los 80 y bajo de los 90, pero se espera que aumenten aún más a finales de esta semana.

—John Morales

What you need to know, currently.

Lidia is the third-strongest hurricane in history to make landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.

Lidia joins a long list of hurricanes that have rapidly intensified in the hours right before landfall in recent years, going from a Category 1 to a Category 4 before slamming into the coastline near Puerto Vallarta.

Meteorologist Bob Henson explains: “Lidia's top sustained winds increased more than predicted, and in spectacular fashion—from 70 mph to 140 mph in the 24 hours before it made landfall. A growing body of research is finding links between rapid intensification and human-caused climate change.”

Near-shore ocean temperatures are warming, and when hurricanes like Lidia intensify in the few hours before landfall, it reduces the time that authorities and residents have to respond and prepare. It’s another one of those sinister ways that climate change is making extreme weather worse.

— Eric Holthaus

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