Miami has a long holiday weekend to play. The weather? Expect sun, and then some change
Steppin’ out with my baby/Can’t go wrong ‘cause I’m in right/Never felt quite so sunny/And I keep on knockin’ wood.
If you’re talking Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day Weekend weather and all of the outdoor things you may want to do Friday night and through the long South Florida weekend, you won’t have to knock on wood to ensure sunny days like songwriter Irving Berlin once set to music.
“A warm hug from Mother Nature,” said CBS News Miami meteorologist Shane Hinton in his weather forecast Friday. Just a 10% stray shower chance around dinnertime activities in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
Warm and cooling
A weakening frontal boundary has stalled out to the north so that warm, sunny weather you’re feeling Friday — with highs in the low-80s and the night dropping to the low- to mid-70s — is expected to last through Monday’s federal holiday, meteorologists with the National Weather Service said.
A minor cold front rolling in Sunday night could bring a bit of a cool change, CBS Miami’s Hinton said, dropping evening temperatures Monday through Thursday to about 70.
Events in town
All of this still means the ongoing Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show spread between downtown Miami and Miami Beach through Sunday, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Saturday through Monday and Art Wynwood Saturday through Tuesday will all be clear sailing, says forecasters with the weather service.
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Rain chances
Steppin’ out with your baby for a Valentine’s Day dinner and stroll around Miami or a sunset cruise in Key West?
Go for it. The only rain in the forecast is a 30% chance around Lake Okeechobee on Friday. You’re not cruising there.
Presidents Day Monday has a 20% chance of showers in the afternoon, according to the weather service. Tuesday could see 30% in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area but that’s the highest chance we’re seeing.
The temperature around sunset in Key West Friday, Saturday and Sunday should be 77, according to Weather Underground’s hourly outlook. Monday’s holiday in the Keys looks to be 73 come nightfall.
South Florida follows suit in the daytime with boat show and arts fest feeling the sun at 80 Saturday, 82 on Sunday and 77 Monday, which is a bit cooler if the slight chance of showers arrive around 1 p.m.
This story was originally published February 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM.
