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Hot, Smokey and stuffy, that sums up the weather the last 24 hours over much of central and southern Florida. Strong high pressure ridging is holding a tight cap on the atmosphere, not allowing much hot air to rise and filter out some of this wildfire smoke from the last few days. On Monday, the stretch along SR 80 in western Palm Beach County, was smoke filled, making the sky brown, with a orange sun during late afternoon as seen in this picture. It defiantly was not the best Florida day to be outside under the sun.

Current Weather Pattern To Hold Steady This Week

Temperatures neared the lower 90s, and with very light sea breeze circulations, it became very hot and thick out there. The smoke that filtered in during the second half of the afternoon didn’t help the situation, and made the morning blue skies hazy by 2pm. Unfortunately this blocking weather pattern is expected to persist into the weekend with little if any rain chances, and more fire weather concerns than thunderstorms.

It should also remain very warm for the remainder of the week, and really, the cool spring time months are just about over here in Florida. Cold fronts can barely reach into the Panhandle region of the state now, so before you know it, we’ll be dealing with lower to mid 90Fs, high dew point and high humidity levels.

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