Its been very soggy across South Florida since last weekend, it'll be wet on and off this week, and Memorial Day weekend promises to be stormy as well.
We have deep tropical moisture moving across the state keeping us with a chance for downpours throughout the next few days. In the satellite loop above, its hard to see the state of Florida from space as it is obstructed by cloud cover. By the end of the work week, chances may turn even higher as tropical trouble could spin up in the Gulf of Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the cloudiness is due to a large area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere which covers the area from Florida south over Cuba and into the Northwestern Caribbean Sea.
Add to this a disturbance at the surface in the Caribbean and you have plenty of instability in the atmosphere to keep us rainy in the days ahead. This same combination should PREVENT anything tropical from forming, but NHC says that in the long run, possibly by the weekend, things may change. As the disturbance moves into the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, conditions may improve for organization. They are giving it a 20% chance for formations. Even if it doesn't develop, heavy rain could be the norm for South Florida, NW Bahamas, & Western Cuba.
This is a good time to check your hurricane season supplies. The season officially starts June 1st.
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