Dry air should move into South Florida this week, along with warm sunshine.
Overnight Tuesday, a drier and more stable air mass will descend upon the state, creating a near-zero chance of rain throughout the week and into the weekend.
Chances of rain are very low, with the exception of a brief coastal shower toward the end of the week. Sunny skies will prevail as well, pushing afternoon highs to the mid-upper 80s toward the weekend.
Overnight lows should be in the mid-60s all week, with mostly clear skies.
Forecasters said there was a chance inland areas could reach 90 degrees Friday or Saturday afternoon.
By Sunday a bit of moisture may move into the region, but forecasters said it’s too early to predict any significant rainfall.
Drought conditions will continue this week, and into the spring.
Metro Broward, metro Miami-Dade and southeast Palm Beach counties are all in moderate drought.
Most of the rest of South Florida is in severe drought and parts of the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve are in extreme drought conditions.
Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service. All text is reviewed and edited by our journalists.
Tuesday: Expect mostly sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 78 degrees. Expect east winds of about 13 mph.
Tuesday night: Overnight lows will drop to around 65 degrees.
Wednesday: Expect mostly sunny skies across the region. Highs will range from 78 degrees in Broward County to 81 degrees in Palm Beach County. Expect southeast winds of about 8 mph.
Wednesday night: Overnight lows will drop to around 63 degrees.
Thursday: Expect sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 83 degrees. Expect winds of about 7 mph.
Thursday night: Overnight lows will drop to around 63 degrees.
Friday: Expect mostly sunny skies across the region. Highs will range from 82 degrees in Broward County to 85 degrees in Palm Beach County. Expect south winds of about 8 mph.
Friday night: Overnight lows will drop to around 65 degrees.
Saturday: Expect sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 84 degrees.
Saturday night: Overnight lows will drop to around 65 degrees.