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: 11:38 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
34°C
Feels like 37°
Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 27°
Wind
7 mph WNW
Humidity
45%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
30.04 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
9.7
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Sunset
7:53 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 3352 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:54AM · Sunset: 7:53PM.

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
67 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
34°
3%
1 PM
36°
14%
2 PM
35°
14%
3 PM
34°
14%
4 PM
34°
14%
5 PM
34°
16%
6 PM
34°
23%
7 PM
33°
23%
8 PM
32°
24%
9 PM
32°
24%
10 PM
31°
18%
11 PM
31°
18%
12 AM
31°
18%
1 AM
30°
10%
2 AM
29°
5%
3 AM
29°
5%
4 AM
29°
5%
5 AM
27°
5%
6 AM
27°
5%
7 AM
27°
5%
8 AM
28°
21%
9 AM
29°
30%
10 AM
31°
31%
11 AM
31°
31%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 27°
Clear with a 24% chance of rain.
Wed
35° 27°
Rain, 72% chance.
Thu
34° 27°
Partly Cloudy with a 79% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 27°
Mostly Cloudy with a 70% chance of rain.
Sat
33° 28°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sun
32° 28°
Rain, 64% chance.
Mon
32° 28°
Thunderstorm, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 34° Clear 3% 7 mph WNW 45%
1 PM 36° Clear 14% 7 mph NW 40%
2 PM 35° Clear 14% 4 mph NW 39%
3 PM 34° Clear 14% 4 mph ESE 42%
4 PM 34° Clear 14% 6 mph ESE 46%
5 PM 34° Clear 16% 7 mph SE 51%
6 PM 34° Clear 23% 8 mph SE 56%
7 PM 33° Mostly Clear 23% 8 mph SSE 62%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 24% 8 mph SSE 66%
9 PM 32° Clear 24% 7 mph SSE 69%
10 PM 31° Clear 18% 6 mph S 72%
11 PM 31° Clear 18% 5 mph SSW 73%
12 AM 31° Clear 18% 4 mph WSW 73%
1 AM 30° Clear 10% 6 mph W 73%
2 AM 29° Clear 5% 7 mph WNW 75%
3 AM 29° Clear 5% 8 mph WNW 78%
4 AM 29° Clear 5% 8 mph WNW 81%
5 AM 27° Clear 5% 8 mph WNW 82%
6 AM 27° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph WNW 82%
7 AM 27° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph WNW 82%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 21% 7 mph WNW 78%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 30% 7 mph WNW 72%
10 AM 31° Clear 31% 6 mph WNW 65%
11 AM 31° Clear 31% 5 mph WNW 62%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Clear
24%
27°
36°
Wed
8/19
Rain
72%
27°
35°
Thu
8/20
Partly Cloudy
79%
27°
34°
Fri
8/21
Mostly Cloudy
70%
27°
33°
Sat
8/22
Rain
64%
28°
33°
Sun
8/23
Rain
64%
28°
32°
Mon
8/24
Thunderstorm
63%
28°
32°
Tue
8/25
Thunderstorm
63%
28°
32°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
68%
28°
32°
Thu
8/27
Rain
68%
28°
33°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
27°
32°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
28°
32°
Sun
8/30
Rain
90%
28°
32°
Mon
8/31
Rain
90%
28°
32°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
28°
32°
67
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
67 AQI 17.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
35 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 67 Moderate 35 67
Thu 60 Moderate 31 60
Fri 57 Moderate 30 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 Tue Aug 18, 15:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1655 J/kg
MLCAPE1297 J/kg
MUCAPE1655 J/kg
SBCIN-114 J/kg
MLCIN-179 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear2 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear2 kt
0–1 km SRH-15
0–3 km SRH-20
Eff. SRH-20
Storm Motion246° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index8.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.24 in
0–3 km LR7.5 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals35.2
LCL843 hPa
LFC740 hPa
EL188 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,214 ft