South Floridians can expect stifling hot weather Thursday, broken up by heavy showers and thunderstorms, as Idalia leaves the area but its moisture lingers.
“Despite Idalia being well away from South FL, enhanced moisture remains across the area today,” meteorologists with the National Weather Service Miami wrote in their morning forecast.
All of South Florida is under a heat advisory through 7 p.m., with “feels-like” temperatures between 108 and 112 degrees, according to the National Weather Service Miami. The region will see relief in the form of periods of showers and thunderstorms, with some possible local flooding. But mostly, it will just be hot.
Idalia, currently on its way up the east coast, has left a “tail of moisture” behind, which is bringing humidity and occasional heavy rainfall to the area, said Sammy Hadi, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, at a briefing Thursday morning.
Breezy southwesterly winds also associated with Idalia will add to the “hot and humid conditions,” Hadi said.
The heat and moisture will continue Friday, with a significant excessive heat risk and higher rainfall chances. A weak front will then move through the area this weekend, lowering temperatures and rain chances slightly.
South Floridians can rest assured that there will be no more tropical threats to the area next week.
A trough is currently picking up all of the systems in the Atlantic, including Idalia, newly formed Tropical Storm Jose, and the remnants of Tropical Storm Gert, and shifting them north way from South Florida, Hadi said, which means “the activity will all stay away from our area.”