Pounding storms and then what? Miami’s forecast will have you longing for the weekend
If it sounded like a pounding Tchaikovsky “1812 Overture” outside your windows early Tuesday morning, the Miami Symphony Orchestra wasn’t warming up for its coming season with a surprise street concert.
Consider all that boom-boom and rumble to be the overture to the rest of South Florida and the Keys Tuesday.
The National Weather Service forecasts scattered to numerous thunderstorms all day and some of these cloudbursts into the evening could be beastly.
Expect frequent to “excessive lightning,” torrential rainfall, small hail and strong wind gusts over 20 mph, forecasters say.
July 26th at 5am - A few strong thunderstorms will be possible across portions of our area today, especially across the western half of South Florida this afternoon and evening. Strong wind gusts, small hail, lighting & heavy rainfall are all possible with the strongest storms. pic.twitter.com/LsuoDY77zt
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) July 26, 2022
Waterspouts could come along with some of these storms, particularly over Lake Okeechobee and Gulf waters Tuesday afternoon and evening. Hail is possible, too, and flooding from repeated bands of heavy rainfall is likely.
With the downpours, temperatures will feel a bit less oppressive than they’ve seemed of late — it was only in the upper 70s during morning rush hour — but highs will reach the upper 80s during breaks in the storms.
The weather service in Miami also notes a strong risk of dangerous rip currents along coastal Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County beaches through Wednesday.
A soggy start this Tuesday morning with widespread showers and storms soaking parts of #SouthFlorida I'm tracking all the rain on our #NextRadarNetwork Watch @CBSMiami for my updates #CBS4 pic.twitter.com/lQlALf2OAS
— Lissette Gonzalez (@LissetteCBS4) July 26, 2022
Week ahead
After Tuesday’s 70% chance of rain, storms clear out Wednesday, with just a 20% slight chance of storms. Thursday is sunny and pushing 90 degrees.
Friday could see the resumption of rain on a 40% chance and Saturday and Sunday the weather service forecast is 30% with breezy conditions and wind gusts to 20 mph.
