A “warming trend” is in order for South Florida after some parts of the region saw the coldest daily record lows in more than a century and thousands of cold-stunned iguanas were collected.
While the region’s most recent cold front is expected to keep temps rather chilly on Saturday with lows in the 40s and highs in the 70s, the weather will start to warm after the weekend.
High pressure will make it so temperatures cannot fall as drastically, which “will create a dry and tranquil period,” the National Weather Service Miami wrote.
By the second half of next week, some spots inland could see high temperatures hitting the 80s, said Sammy Hadi, a weather service meteorologist in Miami.
“As we continue to go through the rest of the week with high pressure overhead, we’re going to be continuing to increase a few degrees every day,” Hadi said.
Overnight lows “will still remain a bit chilly,” according to the weather service, hovering around the upper 50s in most areas.
The cold weather is due in large part to the dry air, which has thrust South Florida into a moderate to severe drought, with the Everglades in an extreme drought, Hadi said. This trend is likely to persist until May when the region’s wet season begins.
And more cold fronts could be on the horizon, with cooldowns possible for the next two months.
“We can still get significant cold fronts historically into March,” Hadi said.
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.
Saturday: Expect sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 73 degrees. Expect winds of about 14 mph.
Saturday night: Overnight lows will drop to around 54 degrees. Conditions will remain consistent overnight.
Sunday: Expect mostly sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 70 degrees. Expect northeast winds of about 10 mph.
Sunday night: Overnight lows will fall to 56 degrees in Broward and 53 degrees in Palm Beach.
Monday: Expect sunny skies across the region. Highs will range from 72 degrees in Broward County to 75 degrees in Palm Beach County. Expect winds of about 6 mph.
Monday night: Overnight lows will fall to 58 degrees in Broward and 54 degrees in Palm Beach.
Tuesday: Expect sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 76 degrees. Expect east winds of about 6 mph.
Tuesday night: Overnight lows will fall to 62 degrees in Broward and 58 degrees in Palm Beach.
Wednesday: Expect mostly sunny skies across the region. Highs will be around 78 degrees.
Wednesday night: Overnight lows will fall to 61 degrees in Broward and 58 degrees in Palm Beach.
