By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Candidates, the press corps and spectators heading to Miami for the Democratic Presidential Debates this Wednesday and Thursday can expect hot and humid conditions.
Where and when thunderstorms occur will depend on the precise location in the region.
Ten candidates will compete each night in The Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. The venue for the debates is located on the Florida mainland in Miami but is within a few blocks of the Atlantic coast.
The Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is shown, Friday, June 21, 2019, in Miami. The Democratic Presidential Debates are scheduled to take place June 26 and 27, with 10 candidates competing each night. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
The weather pattern that has been promoting above-average temperatures with highs well into the 90s and lows in the lower 80s F will continue in coastal areas into midweek.
Into Wednesday, the AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature will top out near or just above 110 during the day and only cool off to 85 at night.
In late June, the average high temperature is 90 and the average low is in the middle 70s.
This has been the third-hottest June on record for Miami, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center. The city has seen temperatures soar above normal on 20 days so far this month and on three days, Miami has set or tied four daily record highs -- the mercury hit 96 on June 3, 95 on both June 7 and June 23 and 98 on June 24.
The 98-degree high on Monday set an all-time June record for Miami.
The bulk of the spotty thunderstorm activity through the day Wednesday will focus on interior South Florida and the western parts of the Atlantic coast cities.
This means that thunderstorms are likely to stay west of the Adrienne Arsht Center through much of the daylight hours on Wednesday.
Only a weak sea breeze is forecast, so natural air conditioning will be limited to the immediate coastal areas through Wednesday afternoon.
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Amid the hot weather, brush fires have been a concern in the Sunshine State. Smoke from a large brush fire in the Florida Everglades in western Broward County is likely to stay away from Miami, but it could impact travel along U.S. Route 27 and Interstate 75.
Smoke and ash from the blaze can occur in the western portions of the coastal cities. The grass fire has grown rapidly since it first ignited on Sunday and has burned about 18,500 acres so far. Lightning may have initiated the blaze.
During Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday, the weather in coastal South Florida and outside the venue is likely to change a bit.
More of a traditional, stronger sea breeze is anticipated to develop during the latter part of this week. In addition, a tropical wave, or weak disturbance, with some extra moisture will approach and move westward.
This subtle change will be enough to create some nighttime and early morning shower and thunderstorm activity near the coast, perhaps as early as the latter part of Wednesday evening.
Showers and thunderstorms that develop along the sea breeze in the morning will push westward across the interior and Gulf coast areas of South Florida during the afternoon and evening hours.
The enhanced shower and thunderstorm activity might bring enough rain to help put out the brush fires.
The more traditional sea breeze will result in highs around 90 and an overnight low in the upper 70s in Miami on Thursday.
For those still in town after the debate on Friday in Miami, conditions will be similar to Thursday with a morning shower or thunderstorm giving way to a partly sunny afternoon with a high in the upper 80s.
No tropical storms should pester Miami this week as development over the Atlantic Basin is not anticipated, according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.
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