South Florida Weather Monday 12-2-2024
MIAMI, Florida - Sunny, with a high near 74 during the day. Breezy, with a north wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Breezy northerly winds will result in wind chill values tonight several degrees below actual forecast low temperatures across South Florida.
The potential exists for wind chill values in the 30s west of Lake Okeechobee with wind chill values in the 40s and 50s elsewhere in South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
What is "Wind Chill Factor"?
Wind Chill is a term used to describe what the air temperature feels like to the human skin due to the combination of cold temperatures and winds blowing on exposed skin. In simple terms, the colder the air temperature and the higher the wind speeds the colder it will feel on your skin if you're outside. So even if it remains the same temperature, but the wind speed increases it will actually feel colder to your skin.
So why does it feel colder if the wind speed increases but the temperature remains the same?
The reason is because as wind blows across our bodies it takes the heat we naturally emit and blows it away from our bodies. The faster the wind speed the faster our body heat is taken away and the colder it feels. It is a similar process for when you blow on a hot bowl of soup to cool it down. The temperature that it feels like outside due to the air temperature and wind speed is called the "Wind Chill."
Tuesday through Sunday
Wednesday morning will be the coolest morning, with wind chills in the 30s across the Lake Okeechobee Region, and near 50 degrees along South Florida's east coast metros.
