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South Florida’s wet season is tardy this year, leaving double-digit rain deficits, a drought-stricken river of grass and increasing angst over wildfires.
But an atmosphere constipated by high pressure is finally on the move, promising showers this weekend that water management district meteorologists believe may mark a shift to the reliable afternoon rains and miasmic humidity that define summer.
While the National Weather Service in Miami has a hard start date of May 15 for the onset of rainy season – a reminder that dangerous thunderstorms loom – the timeline can be fickle. The NWS office in Melbourne declares the beginning of rainy season in hindsight, after reviewing weather patterns, but does have median start dates of May 23 for Stuart, May 25 for Fort Pierce and May 26 for Vero Beach.
Early-Season Heat in the East to Bring First 90s and Could Set Records
The Weather Channel 2 hrs ago Linda Lam
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Early-season heat will spread into the East through the weekend and could it eventually set records, especially in the South where some areas might see temperatures climb toward the century mark.
A shift in the pattern has already begun, with the jet stream no longer dipping far southward over the East like it has for much of May. The pattern so far this month has caused the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, along with much of the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, to experience a cooler than average first half of May, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center.