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Riviera

Palm Beach County · ET · Updated Oct 17, 3:10 PM EDT

Top hazard: Lightning

Today9.0High
Tomorrow3.0Low

Hazard index 0–10 · interim rule-based score

⚡ STOP WORK: lightning

Last strike 8.9 mi away. Each new strike restarts the 30-minute wait.

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7-day hazard index

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National Weather Service alerts

  • Rip Current StatementModerate

    Rip Current Statement issued October 17 at 12:39PM EDT until October 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL

    Until Oct 22, 8:00 PM EDT

  • High Surf AdvisoryMinor

    High Surf Advisory issued October 17 at 12:39PM EDT until October 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Miami FL

    Until Oct 21, 8:00 AM EDT

Lightning

Danger

Stop work: strike 8.9 mi away at 3:08 PM; all clear at 3:38 PM if no new strikes

Nearest strike
7.3 mi
Strike time
2:40 PM EDT
Strikes, last 30 min
13

Live

Heat

OK

Heat index 90°F now; up to 90°F for the rest of today (OSHA lower risk)

Heat index now
90°F
Today's peak
95°F at 12:00 PM EDT
OSHA risk
Moderate
Air temperature
82°F
Humidity
84%

As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT

Flooding

OK

0.0 in of rain in 12 h, 0.0 in in 24 h; 0.5 in expected next 24 h. FEMA zone X

NWS level
None
Source
FEMA zone X
Rain, past 12 h
0.0 in
Rain, past 24 h
0.0 in
Rain, past 72 h
0.0 in
Rain, next 24 h
0.5 in
FEMA flood zone
X
High-risk floodplain
No
River within 1 mi
No

As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT

Soil saturation

OK

Moist ground: soft spots possible off pavement

Soil moisture
20%
Ground
Moist

As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT

Wildfire

OK

No fires detected within 25 mi in the last 24 h

Nearest fire
76.98 mi
Detected
Oct 16, 3:19 PM EDT
Confidence
nominal
Fires within 25 mi (24 h)
0
Red flag warning
No

As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT

Wildlife

Watch

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (2) sighted within 3 mi in 30 days

Alligator & snake sightings (30 d)
2
Venomous (30 d)
2
Crew reports within 2 mi
0
  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake2.4 mi · Oct 5, 5:31 PM EDT
  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake1.7 mi · Sep 22, 2:03 PM EDT

As of Oct 17, 10:17 AM EDT

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What drives today's index

  • Lightning · Active stop-work: lightning within 10 mi57%
  • Storms & wind · Unstable air for storms (CAPE 4,020 J/kg)7%
  • Flooding · 0.3 in of rain forecast5%
  • Soil saturation · Wet ground (20% soil moisture)4%