MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – As South Florida marks Juneteenth with parades, barbecues and community events, forecasters are urging residents to keep an umbrella nearby — especially in inland areas.
Scattered showers and a few pop-up storms are expected Thursday afternoon, primarily across inland parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
“It could be raining on one side of the street and dry on the other,” said Local 10 News meteorologist Julie Durda. “So if you’re heading from one celebration to another, be ready for a mix.”
As of Thursday morning, temperatures hovered in the low 80s in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, with the heat index already reaching into the 90s in parts of the Florida Keys. Kendall reported 75 degrees following some early-morning rainfall.
Durda said the breezy southeast wind — between 5 and 15 miles per hour — is contributing to warmer conditions and helping push moisture inland, where isolated thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon, especially near the Florida Turnpike.
Areas including Cutler Bay, Kendall, and Pinecrest were already seeing heavy downpours around daybreak, along with parts of the Upper Keys.
“The coast should stay relatively dry after 10 a.m.,” Durda said, encouraging beachgoers to take advantage of the morning hours. “But inland, those pop-up storms could hit fast.”
Residents are encouraged to stay weather-aware as they travel between holiday events.
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