What do forecasters say about holiday weather in Miami? Good things — if you’re on land
South Florida has a roster of outdoor events planned for the Presidents Day weekend. We can already forecast there will be heavy traffic and hot tempers.
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As for the weather?
Clear sailing. On land.
Weak cold front
“There’s a very weak cold front that is going to be passing through the area, mostly on the Friday time frame,” National Weather Service in Miami meteorologist Anthony Reynes told the Miami Herald on Wednesday. “Right now for the Miami area and South Florida we have very little chances of rain from this front, basically through the weekend — Friday, Saturday, Sunday, all the way into Monday. In terms of prevailing weather, it’s going to be pretty good.”
The high temperatures will maintain the week’s pace of mid-80s on Friday with a nighttime low in the mid- to upper-60s.
Saturday and Sunday, the thousands attending the Miami International Boat Show and Coconut Grove Arts Festival and other events may see a little drop to a high of 80 or upper-70s during the day and nighttime lows about 70.
On the Monday holiday, Reynes forecasts a high of 83 but the night may be a shade cooler than the weekend.
“At night the skies are going to be so clear a lot of times when you have clear skies it actually helps for the surface to cool a little bit more. So the lows are going to be around the mid- to lower-60s. But we’re still talking the 60s,” Reynes said.
With streets as busy as expected, there’ll be plenty of shared bodily warmth.
The Keys mostly mirror the mainland with only a 20% chance of rain Thursday and Saturday and with temperatures ranging from a high of 81 to a low of 68 Friday night.
Marine conditions
Here’s why earlier we said clear sailing on land. The seas may be rough.
“The only tangible impact that we may have with the front on Saturday is it may be a little bit breezy in the afternoon, especially for mariners on the ocean. So be on the lookout because there could be some some gusty periods in the afternoon.,” Reynes said.
Wind gusts on Saturday into Sunday could top 20 mph and bring high seas that could lead to a small craft advisory later in the week if the winds persist.
Wednesday’s rip current alert for coastal Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties may also extend into Friday, Reynes said.
