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: 11:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
34°C
Feels like 37°
Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 27°
Wind
7 mph WNW
Humidity
44%
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 3257 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
66 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
34°
3%
1 PM
36°
21%
2 PM
36°
14%
3 PM
36°
14%
4 PM
35°
14%
5 PM
36°
14%
6 PM
34°
15%
7 PM
33°
21%
8 PM
32°
15%
9 PM
32°
15%
10 PM
32°
16%
11 PM
31°
16%
12 AM
31°
16%
1 AM
30°
8%
2 AM
29°
3%
3 AM
29°
3%
4 AM
29°
3%
5 AM
27°
3%
6 AM
27°
3%
7 AM
27°
3%
8 AM
28°
19%
9 AM
29°
30%
10 AM
31°
31%
11 AM
31°
31%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 27°
Clear.
Wed
36° 27°
Partly Cloudy with a 72% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 27°
Partly Cloudy with a 79% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 27°
Mostly Cloudy with a 66% chance of rain.
Sat
33° 28°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sun
32° 28°
Rain, 71% chance.
Mon
32° 28°
Thunderstorm, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 34° Clear 3% 7 mph WNW 44%
1 PM 36° Clear 21% 7 mph WNW 38%
2 PM 36° Clear 14% 4 mph NW 37%
3 PM 36° Clear 14% 3 mph NNE 39%
4 PM 35° Clear 14% 6 mph ESE 42%
5 PM 36° Clear 14% 7 mph SE 46%
6 PM 34° Clear 15% 7 mph SE 53%
7 PM 33° Mostly Clear 21% 8 mph SE 60%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 15% 7 mph SSE 65%
9 PM 32° Clear 15% 6 mph SSE 68%
10 PM 32° Clear 16% 6 mph SSE 71%
11 PM 31° Clear 16% 4 mph SSW 72%
12 AM 31° Clear 16% 4 mph WSW 73%
1 AM 30° Clear 8% 6 mph W 73%
2 AM 29° Clear 3% 7 mph WNW 75%
3 AM 29° Clear 3% 7 mph WNW 78%
4 AM 29° Clear 3% 8 mph WNW 80%
5 AM 27° Clear 3% 8 mph WNW 81%
6 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 8 mph WNW 82%
7 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph WNW 82%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 19% 7 mph WNW 78%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 30% 6 mph WNW 71%
10 AM 31° Clear 31% 6 mph WNW 64%
11 AM 31° Clear 31% 4 mph WNW 60%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Clear
15%
27°
36°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
72%
27°
36°
Thu
8/20
Partly Cloudy
79%
27°
34°
Fri
8/21
Mostly Cloudy
66%
27°
33°
Sat
8/22
Rain
64%
28°
33°
Sun
8/23
Rain
71%
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°
66
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
66 AQI 17.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
33 AQI 37 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 66 Moderate 33 66
Thu 59 Moderate 30 59
Fri 56 Moderate 30 56
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
SBCAPE1613 J/kg
MLCAPE1290 J/kg
MUCAPE1613 J/kg
SBCIN-110 J/kg
MLCIN-179 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear2 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear2 kt
0–1 km SRH-16
0–3 km SRH-16
Eff. SRH-16
Storm Motion238° @ 15 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 LR7.6 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals35.2
LCL837 hPa
LFC739 hPa
EL189 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,214 ft