Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE)

Lat: 26.2°NLon: 80.18°WElev: 13ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 5:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Margate FL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Margate FL
 26.25°N 80.23°W
3:47 am EST Feb 20, 2026
6am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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