Hot and Humid Start to Rainy Season

South Florida s rainy season starts in contemporary times This is when we typically receive about of our rainfall budget and encompasses a five month period from May through October of higher rain chances Next month June is usually our rainiest month followed by September and August Mother Nature doesn t follow a calendar however and rain chances at least the next seven days will be very low Instead the main theme the rest of this week and into next week will be the heat The previous evening Miami recorded its first F day of the year which was more than a month behind schedule It will be a close call when it comes to s at present Most of locations can expect highs in the upper s but particular inland areas will still likely hit the low s That will be paired with a light breeze and generally sunny skies The humidity will be higher currently and the days to come leading to peak feels-like temperatures consistently in the mid to upper s This is courtesy of a large expansive heat dome drifting eastward and starting to influence our weather in Florida This will take control of our weather for the next seven-plus day keeping temperatures toasty and conditions dry and mostly sunny Highs by this weekend are forecast to return to the low s and then it gets slightly hotter next week