Heavy downpours and even flooding may mar South Florida on Tuesday — with voters facing soggy conditions as they head to the polls.
The chance of rain on Tuesday hovers around 60%, with showers likely to pick up after 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Miami. Conditions also will be breezy, with wind gusts hitting as high as 25 mph.
“It could be kind of a steady stream of on and off showers through most of the day tomorrow,” said NWS Miami meteorologist George Rizzuto.
Though not directly impacting the South Florida showers on Tuesday, Rizzuto said the system in the Caribbean, which is forecast to become a hurricane later in the week, is pushing a “moisture envelope” northward that is affecting the pattern of rain and wind in South Florida.
The Caribbean system “is kind of an indirect influence,” Rizzuto said, adding: “We’re kind of sandwiched between an area of high pressure and an area of low pressure.”
Showers are expected to continue through Thursday night.