Will it rain on the Panthers' parade? Here's what the South Florida forecast says
What is it about the Florida Panthers and water?
Hockey is a sport played atop frozen water, of course. But celebrating Stanley Cup victories outdoors seem to take place under skies dumping water on fans.
Maybe that's because they happen in June in South Florida during the summer?
Happened last June along A1A's parade route. And the forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms this Sunday afternoon along the same route in Fort Lauderdale, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
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Showers are likely as well as a thunderstorm before 11 a.m., weather service forecasters say. According to Weather Underground, the first hints will happen hours ahead of Sunday's noon parade. Chances of rain and thunderstorms are at 65% at 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday.
Shower activity dips until 11 a.m. but ratchets up again to 60% by noon and hovers around that mark until 5 p.m. when the parade and following rally wind down.
The high is forecast to hit 88 with feels-like temperatures around 97. Wind gusts will be as high as 20 mph Sunday in Fort Lauderdale.
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday all share a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms before dropping Tuesday night into the workweek at between 30% and 40%.
The Miami forecast is similar to Fort Lauderdale's, the weather service predicts — maybe a degree cooler Sunday at 87.
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