Click/tap image to enlarge| Dense fog has formed and spreading northward across inland Martin, inland St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties this morning where a Dense Fog Advisory has been issued through 9AM. Visibilities down to one quarter mile or less in dense fog. Patchy locally dense fog is spreading northward and eastward towards the coast in Martin and St. Lucie counties, as well as in Indian River and Osceola County.
Click/tap image to enlarge | Rain chances return this afternoon into Saturday as a weak front stalls over Florida. Rain chances increase to 40-60% this afternoon before increasing to 60-80% tonight. Additional showers on Saturday, decreasing through the afternoon as the front moves southward and out of the area. There is a 50-70% chance of at least a half inch of rain accumulation Today through Saturday in east central Florida.
Click/tap image to enlarge | A High risk of life-threatening rip currents continues the beaches, even though temperatures are more inviting. Entering the surf is not advised.
Click/tap image to enlarge | Isolated showers across the southern Treasure Coast today. Otherwise, dry today. Rain and lightning storm chances return Friday and Saturday ahead of an approaching weak front. Highest rain and storm chances Friday night into Saturday. Rain chances decrease Sunday and Monday to 20% to 30% for onshore moving showers. Mild to warm through the period with highs in the 70s and 80s, warmest on Friday as highs push into the mid 80s. Hazards over the next 5 days will be rip currents, lightning, and fire weather.
Click/tap image to enlarge | Despite a couple rounds of showers and storms over the past couple of weeks, drought conditions have continued to expand and worsen across the area. Moderate to Extreme drought now exists across all of east central Florida.