Currently in Miami — September 25, 2023: Still primed for rain

The weather, currently.

Temperatures and rain chances will both trend a little higher in South Florida on Monday as the remnants of Tropical Depression Ophelia move northward away from the Mid Atlantic, dragging high levels of moisture up from our south. Therefore, numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon and early evening hours on Monday. Heavy rainfall could once again result in localized flooding, exacerbated by already-saturated soils from previous days’ rain. Temperatures will be in the low 90s across the majority of the area, and humidity will push heat indices into the triple digits..

El tiempo, actualmente.

Las temperaturas y las posibilidades de lluvia aumentarán un poco más en el sur de Florida el lunes a medida que los remanentes de la depresión tropical Ophelia se muevan hacia el norte, arrastrando altos niveles de humedad desde el sur. Por lo tanto, durante la tarde y primeras horas de la noche del lunes serán posibles numerosos aguaceros y tormentas eléctricas dispersas. Las fuertes lluvias podrían provocar inundaciones localizadas de nuevo, agravadas por los suelos ya saturados por las lluvias de los días anteriores. Las temperaturas estarán en el rango bajo de los 90 grados en la mayor parte del área, y la humedad impulsará los índices de calor a los tres dígitos.

—John Morales

What you need to know, currently.

Fall is here, and so far the trees are not disappointing this year.

My new favorite fall leaf-peeping guide is Explore Fall, which daily auto-generates a 7-day forecasted fall-colors map on almost a neighborhood scale based on weather, soil moisture, sunlight, and citizen science observations for the entire lower 48 states (sorry, no Canada yet).

Here in Minnesota, I tested out the algorithm on a few hikes this weekend and the leaves were stellar. It’s that time of year where the leaves seem to change almost hour-by-hour, so if you have a chance to get out there, don’t miss it.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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