Currently in Miami — October 2, 2023: One more rainy day

The weather, currently.

A stalled front over Florida will get pushed southward, with another wet day in store on Monday in Miami & Fort Lauderdale. By Tuesday, the front is expected to clear the state, allowing for much drier air to move into South Florida. This nearly-dry day (rain chances on Tuesday won’t be zero but close to it) is much needed after a stretch of soggy weather led to saturated soils, which mixed with extra high King Tides pushed higher by man made sea level rise produced flooding episodes on Sunday. Meanwhile, temperatures will be near seasonal levels, with highs below 90 degrees.

El tiempo, actualmente.

Un frente estacionario sobre Florida por fin se moverá hacia el sur, y el lunes se espera otro día lluvioso en Miami y Fort Lauderdale. Para el martes se espera que el frente se aleje del estado, lo que permitirá que aire mucho más seco entre al sur de Florida. Este día casi seco (las posibilidades de lluvia el martes no serán nulas, pero casi cero) es muy necesario después de que un período de tiempo húmedo provocó suelos saturados, que se mezclaron con mareas extra altas impulsadas por el aumento del nivel del mar provocado por la mano del hombre para generar episodios de inundaciones el domingo. Mientras tanto, las temperaturas estarán cerca de los niveles estacionales, con máximas por debajo de los 90 grados.

—John Morales

What you need to know, currently.

The first day of October was the hottest October day in recorded history for several places around the world, including the entire nation of Spain, Sydney, Australia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• In Cordoba, Spain, the temperature reached a new October national record of 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Sunday amid a late-season heat wave that’s only just the latest to strike southern Europe this year. This summer was the hottest ever measured in southern Spain.

• In Sydney, Australia, the growing El Niño is beginning to take its toll with hot and dry weather escalating and bushfires taking off.

• And here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature soared to 92°F, setting a new monthly record and forcing city officials to cancel the annual marathon.

With global oceans record-warm, it’s likely that we’ll have a stretch of several more months of record-breaking air temperatures, too.

— Eric Holthaus

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