Heat Advisory — Glades, FL, Hendry, FL, Inland Palm Beach County, FL, Metro Palm Beach County, FL, Coastal Collier County, FL, Inland Collier County, FL, Inland Broward County, FL, Metro Broward County, FL, Inland Miami-Dade County, FL, Metropolitan Miami Dade, FL, Mainland Monroe, FL, Coastal Palm Beach County, FL, Coastal Broward County, FL, Coastal Miami Dade County, FL, Far South Miami-Dade County, FL 6:00 PM

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Last updated: 2:59 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
34°C
Feels like 38°
Clear
▲ 35°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
9 mph SE
Humidity
48%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
30.03 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
8.3
Cloud Cover
5%
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Fort Lauderdale is currently clear at 34°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2851 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:54AM · Sunset: 7:54PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Glades, FL, Hendry, FL, Inland Palm Beach County, FL, Metro Palm Beach County, FL, Coastal Collier County, FL, Inland Collier County, FL, Inland Broward County, FL, Metro Broward County, FL, Inland Miami-Dade County, FL, Metropolitan Miami Dade, FL, Mainland Monroe, FL, Coastal Palm Beach County, FL, Coastal Broward County, FL, Coastal Miami Dade County, FL, Far South Miami-Dade County, FL
Expires 6:00 PM
69 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
34°
3%
4 PM
34°
3%
5 PM
34°
3%
6 PM
33°
3%
7 PM
32°
3%
8 PM
31°
3%
9 PM
31°
3%
10 PM
30°
3%
11 PM
30°
3%
12 AM
30°
3%
1 AM
29°
3%
2 AM
29°
3%
3 AM
29°
3%
4 AM
28°
3%
5 AM
27°
3%
6 AM
26°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
27°
9%
9 AM
28°
20%
10 AM
31°
20%
11 AM
31°
23%
12 PM
32°
24%
1 PM
33°
24%
2 PM
33°
25%
7-Day Forecast
Today
35° 26°
Clear.
Tue
36° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 78% chance of rain.
Wed
36° 27°
Mostly Clear with a 77% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 82% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 28°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Sat
32° 27°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Sun
32° 28°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 34° Clear 3% 9 mph SE 48%
4 PM 34° Clear 3% 9 mph SE 49%
5 PM 34° Clear 3% 9 mph SE 52%
6 PM 33° Clear 3% 9 mph SE 55%
7 PM 32° Clear 3% 8 mph SE 60%
8 PM 31° Clear 3% 7 mph SSE 67%
9 PM 31° Clear 3% 6 mph SSE 72%
10 PM 30° Clear 3% 6 mph S 77%
11 PM 30° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 75%
12 AM 30° Clear 3% 5 mph SW 73%
1 AM 29° Clear 3% 6 mph W 71%
2 AM 29° Clear 3% 6 mph W 74%
3 AM 29° Clear 3% 6 mph W 78%
4 AM 28° Clear 3% 6 mph WNW 80%
5 AM 27° Clear 3% 5 mph WNW 81%
6 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph WNW 82%
7 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph WNW 82%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 9% 5 mph WNW 77%
9 AM 28° Clear 20% 6 mph WNW 70%
10 AM 31° Clear 20% 6 mph WNW 66%
11 AM 31° Clear 23% 5 mph WNW 61%
12 PM 32° Clear 24% 5 mph WNW 56%
1 PM 33° Clear 24% 5 mph WNW 52%
2 PM 33° Mostly Clear 25% 3 mph WNW 53%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Clear
3%
26°
35°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
78%
26°
36°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
77%
27°
36°
Thu
8/20
Partly Cloudy
82%
25°
34°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
60%
28°
33°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
27°
32°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
60%
28°
32°
Mon
8/24
Clear
25%
28°
32°
Tue
8/25
Thunderstorm
60%
28°
32°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
28°
32°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
28°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
28°
32°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
28°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
28°
31°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
27°
31°
69
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
69 AQI 18.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Tue 69 Moderate 38 69
Wed 60 Moderate 31 60
Thu 57 Moderate 41 57
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Mon Aug 17, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2554 J/kg
MLCAPE1596 J/kg
MUCAPE2554 J/kg
SBCIN-34 J/kg
MLCIN-87 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear5 kt
0–1 km SRH45
0–3 km SRH62
Eff. SRH62
Storm Motion51° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index18.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.46 in
0–3 km LR7.5 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals45.0
LCL860 hPa
LFC781 hPa
EL149 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,807 ft