Low humidity and plenty of sun make a perfect day? Well, except for one weather warning
A “gorgeous day” is expected across South Florida Tuesday as sunny skies and tolerable temperatures from about 80 this afternoon to 70 this evening are in the forecast. Humidity is not going to be a bother, either.
But there is this one weather warning.
Northeast winds whipping up to 22 mph are increasing the risk factor for rip currents to high Tuesday through Friday. The rip current high alert is for all beaches in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, according to meteorologists Robert Molleda and Sammy Hadi’s report for the National Weather Service in Miami
The hazardous marine conditions led to a small craft advisory for Gulf and Atlantic waters.
Tips to make it through a rip current
▪ Swim near a lifeguard and pay attention to red flags. Those flags should tip you off that swimming comes with a bigger than usual risk.
▪ Caught in a rip current? It happens. Don’t swim against the current. Try to swim parallel to the shore until you break free of the rip current.
▪ Can’t swim out of the rip current? Don’t panic. We know that’s easier said than done but try to relax, float and tread water. Try to face toward the shore, yell and wave for help. This is why you heeded tip No. 1 — swim near a lifeguard station if you didn’t heed the red flag warnings.
When will it rain again?
Showers and thunderstorms return Thursday with Friday and Saturday as the best chance — currently at 30%, according to the weather service.
That doesn’t mean we won’t see an isolated thunderstorm, even as early as Tuesday afternoon, over far southern areas of South Florida, the weather service report said.
These potential weekend storms could bring wind gusts up to 30 mph.
The storms would be the result of a mild cold front that should arrive later this week that will keep highs closer to 80 and low 70s in South Florida, which should feel less summer-like than recent 90-degree April days.
This story was originally published April 19, 2022 at 11:55 AM.
