Temperatures could drop into the 60s this weekend after two cold fronts make their way through South Florida over the next few days.
The first cold front began pushing through South Florida on Wednesday morning, though National Weather Service Miami Meteorologist Ana Torres-Vasquez called it a “very weak cool front.” She said the only impacts South Florida will see from that front are windy conditions, with wind speeds between 15 and 20 mph, and a temperature drop of two to three degrees.
“The secondary front that we’re looking at potentially coming through between Friday and Saturday would be a cooler, more typical cold front, so to speak,” Torres-Vasquez said. “That would usher in much cooler conditions for our region.”
High temperatures will be in the low 80s and low temperatures will hover around the high 60s over the weekend, she said. Wind speeds will lower too, leaving behind slightly breezy conditions.
High-pressure atmospheric conditions typically accompany cold fronts, which can “direct or influence” tropical development, Torres-Vasquez said, but it’s still too early to tell how this cold front could impact tropical activity in South Florida.
A system in the Caribbean is currently brewing and has the potential to impact Florida’s gulf coast, but its final path is still undetermined. It has a 90% chance of developing into a tropical depression in the coming two days, according to the National Hurricane Center. Some forecasters are predicting the storm will strengthen into a hurricane and veer toward Florida.
“I know there’s a lot of uncertainty and a lot of anxiety over any potential tropical developments, and we share those sentiments as well,” Torres-Vasquez said, adding: “We’re still watching and looking at how conditions could evolve, but at this time, there’s really no indication that any impacts could be coming to South Florida at this time. So we’re in kind of the waiting mode, and that’s something that we hope the public understands and know that we’re still just watching and waiting.”