Currently in Miami — September 11, 2023: Rainy-season thunderstorms are back

The weather, currently.

The typical rainy-season pattern of afternoon showers will occur again on Monday in South Florida, with scattered to numerous showers moving from the interior towards the east coast metro area late in the day. This will be driven by above-average moisture levels and daytime heating—but these factors will also contribute to a warm day with temperatures in the low to mid 90s and heat index readings in the low 100s. Fortunately, it’s unlikely that this reaches Heat Advisory criteria. Hurricane Lee will not be a concern for Florida as it is set to take a sharp turn northward east of the Bahamas on Wednesday. However, this storm will direct winds from the northeast over South Florida later this week, which will decrease atmospheric moisture and, thus, rain chances Tuesday through Thursday.

El tiempo, actualmente.

Será otro día típico de lluvias vespertinas el lunes en el sur de Florida, con aguaceros dispersos a numerosos y tormentas eléctricas aisladas que se desarrollarán sobre el interior y moverán hacia el área metropolitana de la costa este al final del día. Esto será impulsado por niveles de humedad superiores al promedio y el calor diurno. Pero estos factores también contribuirán a un día cálido con temperaturas en los rangos bajo a medio de los 90 grados e índices de calor de tres dígitos. Afortunadamente, el calor no debe alcanzar los criterios de Advertencia de Calor. El huracán Lee no será una preocupación para la Florida, ya que se pronostica a girar bruscamente hacia el norte al este de las Bahamas el miércoles. Sin embargo, este huracán dirigirá vientos del noreste para el sur de Florida esta semana, lo que disminuirá la humedad atmosférica y, por lo tanto, las posibilidades de lluvia de martes a jueves.

—John Morales

What you need to know, currently.

Sunday September 10th is the historical peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic.

This season is definitely peaking right on schedule.

Over the weekend, Hurricane Lee peaked at Category 5 — the strongest hurricane of 2023 so far — and continues on a course to potentially make landfall in Atlantic Canada or New England this weekend. That’s still at least 5 days away though, and the forecast has a lot of uncertainty baked in between now and then.

Elsewhere, Atlantic Ocean temperatures are still at record levels for mid-September, and as many as 10 additional named storms could still form between now and when hurricane season officially ends on November 30.

— Eric Holthaus

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