July 1: A pattern change brings strong thunderstorms back to the forecast starting today

After the 3rd driest June on record in parts of South Florida, we are starting July with a return to our more typical rainy season pattern. Showers and thunderstorms will start developing between noon-2 p.m. The highest chance of thunderstorms will be 2 p.m-7 p.m. Some storms could be strong or severe with frequent lightning, strong wind gusts, small hail, and heavy rain that leads to pockets of flooding. Temperatures will be warmer than average in the low 90s with a triple digit heat index, but storms will quickly bring some heat relief this afternoon.

Each day this week into the holiday weekend will have the potential for scattered afternoon storms. Everyone will not get the rain every day since they will be hit or miss, but expect some decent downpours at times.

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