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FORECAST: Is rain expected for Mother's Day weekend?

Weather thumbnail May 9, 2025
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Higher rain chances on Friday will be around Lake Okeechobee and the northern Treasure Coast. Palm Beach County Coast will stay sunny, hot and humid.

Friday will be mostly sunny, hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s and feels-like temperatures in the mid-90s.

WPTV First Alert Weather Forecast for Afternoon of Friday, May 9, 2025

There will be some storms firing up in Okeechobee County that may drift back toward Indian River County and make it to the coast in the evening.

WEEKEND FORECAST

The weekend looks very similar, with mostly sunny skies, hot and humid and highs in the upper 80s. A few showers and storms around the lake that may drift back to the northern Treasure Coast in the late day/evening hours.

Mother's Day will have a slightly higher rain chance, especially in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast counties. There will also be more cloud cover.

Humidity Trend for May 9, 2025

An approaching front will weaken the high and bring in some tropical moisture on Monday, which will increase rain chances to likely, then a weak frontal system will bring in more moisture Monday night and Tuesday. There could be periods of heavy rainfall and even the chance for some severe weather again early in the week.

Then we will dry out by Wednesday afternoon and bring abundant sunshine back for the rest of the week.