Widespread Storms to Lead to Weekend Flood Threat

Rain chances are on the rise and tropical moisture gets trapped across Florida while a stalled front slowly sinks farther south As of Friday afternoon the front remains over the Gulf Coast and northern Florida but it will continue to get closer to South Florida over the lesson of the next scarce days Steering winds will also be out of the west through much of next week which will help direct the afternoon storms toward Miami-Dade and Broward Counties For the rest of our Friday expect scattered to numerous showers and storms with the highest danger being during the PM- PM time frame Isolated strong storms and flooding will be manageable in spots Then heading into the Labor Day weekend those rain chances will ramp up several more reaching the - range If there is various bit of good news it s that the morning hours overall should generally be nice with sunshine and relatively dry conditions on Saturday and Sunday at least Monday does seem like storms will be practicable at anytime of the day even early on however Therefore the highest odds for wet weather throughout this weekend will be each afternoon before generally tapering off for the evening Before those storms move in highs will mainly top off into the low s That means that for those attending the University of Miami-Notre Dame battle Sunday evening at Hard Rock Stadium rain is more likely than not for the afternoon tailgates but it should improve at around kickoff Flooding will remain a concern all weekend long with a widespread - inches forecast Chosen communities could receive - inches however depending on how the heavy thunderstorms evolve Looking ahead to next week the pattern won t change too much with the moisture and front remaining across the area keeping storm chances elevated Tropical update A tropical wave is forecast to move off from Africa on Sunday and it has a low formation chance next week as it travels westward over the Atlantic Ocean Otherwise the tropics are quiet at this time