Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 3:24 am EST on November 9, 2009
Now
Widely scattered showers will continue to quickly pass westward across the local Atlantic waters and across the Atlantic coastal zone. The showers are currently affecting the Atlantic waters east of Broward and Palm Beach counties. These showers will move westward near 30 mph and produce brief showers with wind gusts to near 40 mph possible. As the Showers Pass across the coastal zone they will begin to dissipate as they move across the peninsula...although a few showers could make it into the western half of South Florida.
Forecast for Coastal Palm Beach County
Updated: 3:51 am EST on November 9, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect until 3 PM EST this afternoon...
High risk of rip currents...
Today
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Windy. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph later in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows 70 to 74. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Veterans Day
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Breezy...cooler. Lows 63 to 67.
Thursday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
Sustained east winds from 25 to 30 mph across the Atlantic waters will generate strong and dangerous rip currents along the beaches of Miami-Dade... Broward... and Palm Beach counties today. For this reason... swimming is not advised.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A rip current is a 10 to 30 yard wide channel of water that can pull even a strong swimmer from near or inside The Sand Bar into deeper water. Due to the life threatening dangers that these strong currents of water pose... swimming is not advised.
If you do go into the water... swim at guarded beaches and heed the advice of the beach patrol. If caught in the seaward pull of a rip current do not attempt to move directly toward shore. Instead... move sideways across the rip current until the pull eases.
An alternate method of escape is to let the rip current pull you seaward 50 to 100 yards... where the force weakens... and then swim toward the beach at an angle away from the current.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:44 AM EST on November 09, 2009
... Wind Advisory now in effect until 3 PM EST this afternoon...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 3 PM EST this afternoon.
Sustained east winds of 25 to 30 mph with frequent gusts of 35 to 40 mph are expected across the area today.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or higher or frequent gusts of 35 mph or higher are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Make sure to secure loose objects as they can be blown around by winds this strong.
