Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.
Forecast for St. Lucie
Updated: 4:10 PM EDT on July 10, 2009
Tonight
Considerable cloudiness with thunderstorms and showers likely before sunset...then considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms until around midnight. Some storms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Partly cloudy late. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph through early morning becoming light. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through late morning...then partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through late evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph until around midnight becoming light. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday
Partly sunny. Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Partly cloudy. Isolated evening showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued an
* urban and small stream flood advisory for... southern St. Lucie County in Florida...
* until 945 PM EDT.
* At 738 PM EDT... Weather Service Doppler radar indicated very heavy rain continues west of Port Saint Lucie near I 95 and points west. Radar estimates 2 to 3 inches of rain has fallen in the last hour... and an additional one to two inches will be possible before the rain tapers off by 830 PM.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Motorists should deactivate cruise control and slow down in heavy rainfall to reduce the risk of hydroplaning. Leave safe distance between other vehicles.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.
... Strong thunderstorms affecting western Martin County... southern St. Lucie County...
At 757 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong storm 7 miles northwest of Indiantown... moving northeast at 5 mph. Additional strong storms will occur over southern Saint Lucie and western Martin County.
The primary threat will be cloud to ground lightning strikes and gusty winds of 45 to 55 mph... which can cause unsecured objects to blow around... snap tree limbs or cause power outages. Heavy rainfall will temporarily reduce visibility. Seek shelter indoors until the storm passes.
A brief period of small hail... pea to dime size... will also be possible in localized areas.
Torrential rainfall can be expected... causing temporary ponding on some roads and minor flooding of poor drainage areas. Motorists should slow down in heavy rainfall to reduce the risk of hydroplaning and leave safe distance between other vehicles.