Irene Sans
Multimedia MeteorologistIrene Sans is an Emmy-winning, AMS-certified meteorologist (CBM, CDM) with more than 15 years of experience covering severe weather and climate stories across the U.S. and Latin America. A bilingual communicator and digital leader, she has delivered forecasts and science content for TV, radio, social media, and top weather platforms including Weather & Radar, WFTV, Telemundo, and The Weather Company. She has also served as Deputy State Meteorologist for Florida and consulted internationally on tropical forecasting and climate communications.
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Image by fotoblend from PixabayA cold front brings a taste of fall to Florida, with below-average temperatures through the weekend. -
The season's first winter-like air mass is heading toward Florida. Even parts of South Florida can expect chilly temperatures through next weekend as we head into mid-November. In many areas, temperatures will drop to at least the 40s, and in South Florida, to the 50s.
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Fort Lauderdale's record-breaking September contrasted with significant rainfall deficits in Miami and parts of Southwest Florida. -
As Josephine moves away, South Florida will see a surge of tropical moisture from the south (unrelated to Josephine), increasing the chance of heavy rain that could cause flash floods. The rain could worsen coastal flooding due to King Tides. -
A cold front brings cooler air, lower humidity, and gusty winds -
Florida is on track to reduce the drought as we finish the rainy season this month. -
A weak cold front will lower rain chances and also bring slightlly lower humidity values for much of Florida for part of this week. -
Damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flood risk will continue throughout the weekend across the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic. -
Numerous damaging tornadoes are possible even after the hurricane moves inland and weakens; the heavy rains will continue throughout Saturday morning across the Florida Panhandle. (Version in Spanish here, too) -
Florida faces continued heavy rain and flooding concerns as the strengthening tropical system moves toward the northern Gulf Coast, with landfall possible late Friday or early Saturday. -
Gradual development is possible this week, but it will likely take the whole week for anything to develop. Rain across Florida this week is due to a front and local effects. -
Florida finally has a meaningful opportunity to put a dent in its drought, but the same prolonged wet pattern that brings drought relief could also bring localized flooding and increasingly rough coastal conditions into next week.
