Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KMFL 162324
AFDMFL

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Miami FL
624 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 622 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

    - Moderate risk of rip currents for all South Florida beaches
      tonight.

    - A warming trend will develop this week and temperatures
      will remain above average throughout most of the week and
      into the upcoming weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Rest of today through Tuesday)
Issued at 141 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

As the mid level shortwave continues to push into the western
Atlantic, a large and expansive mid level ridge will extend across
the Gulf and this ridge will continue to expand northeastward
across the Florida Peninsula tonight into Tuesday. At the surface,
a large area of high pressure centered off to the north tonight
will slowly start to shift into the western Atlantic on Tuesday.
This will allow for a light northeasterly wind flow tonight to
shift and become more easterly heading into Tuesday. As the sky
clears out tonight, there will be just enough lower level moisture
in place to support some patchy fog development mainly over
interior portions of Southwest Florida. Low temperatures tonight
will generally range from the mid to upper 50s across Southwest
Florida to the lower to mid 60s across the east coast metro areas.

Any fog that does develop will gradually lift shortly after
sunrise on Tuesday. While high pressure will help to keep most
areas dry on Tuesday, some lower level moisture advection will
take place along the easterly wind flow which will raise PWAT
values slightly and these values will range between 0.8 and 1.0
inches during the afternoon. This will be just enough lower level
moisture advection to support the possibility of isolated shower
activity mainly over the eastern half of the region on Tuesday.
With an abundance of dry air aloft, any shower that does develop
will remain low topped and relatively short lived. High
temperatures on Tuesday will generally range from the upper 70s
along the east coast to the lower to mid 80s across interior
portions of Southwest Florida.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 327 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Long range model solutions show deep-layered high pressure remaining
in control of the region through the forecast period with a
relatively drier and stable airmass in place.

No measurable POPs are anticipated through the rest of the week,
outside of maybe a brief coastal shower later in the week. Cloud
cover will also decrease each day, allowing for afternoon highs to
climb into the mid-upper 80s for the second half of the forecast
period. Won`t be too surprising if some interior areas reach the 90
degrees mark Friday/Saturday afternoon.

The next potential rainmaker may approach the area on Sunday, but
model confidence remains low attm regarding timing and possible
impacts across the area.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 622 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

VFR conditions will prevail throughout the forecast period. Winds
will continue to diminish and become light across all terminals
as the evening progresses. These winds will then increase out of
the east after 15z Tuesday morning across the east coast terminals
and will remain around 10 kts through the afternoon. At KAPF,
winds will become WSW late Tuesday afternoon as a Gulf breeze
develops.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 141 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

A moderate to fresh west northwesterly breeze this afternoon will
gradually shift and become northeasterly across most of the local
waters tonight. These winds will continue to shift on Tuesday
becoming easterly across most of the local waters as the day
progresses. The exception to this will be across the Gulf waters
where a shift back to the northwest will occur on Tuesday
afternoon as a Gulf breeze develops. Seas across the Atlantic
waters on Tuesday will range from 4 to 6 feet while seas across
the Gulf will remain at 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers will be
possible over the Atlantic waters on Tuesday.

&&

.BEACHES...
Issued at 327 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

A moderate risk of rip currents continues today for all South
Florida beaches.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Miami            64  78  67  80 /  10  20  10   0
West Kendall     60  80  63  82 /  10  20   0   0
Opa-Locka        63  80  65  81 /  10  20  10   0
Homestead        64  80  67  80 /  10  20  10   0
Fort Lauderdale  64  76  66  78 /  10  20  10   0
N Ft Lauderdale  64  76  66  79 /  10  20  10   0
Pembroke Pines   64  80  65  82 /  10  20  10   0
West Palm Beach  63  77  65  80 /  20  20   0   0
Boca Raton       63  77  65  80 /  10  20  10   0
Naples           59  80  61  80 /   0  10  10   0

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
AM...None.
GM...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...CWC
LONG TERM....AR
AVIATION...CWC