Is this typical summer weather for the area? (Miami: living, activities)

[Rich2010]

This is the second week in a row that I've noticed Miami-area weather reports and forecasts, as far out as one can see, of 30%-50% thunderstorm likelihood, temperatures in the high 80s, relative humidity in the high 80% range also, and rip tide and spot flood warnings.

Is this the area pattern all summer or for just part of the summer?

What's the best weather one can hope for in the Miami area in the summer and how many days or weeks does one get it?

[Doctor Octagon]

It will get hotter (it's only May). The worst weather is July, August, and September. Those are the hottest months, but it (summer temps) starts in May and ends in late October.

[Momma_bear]

The weather over the past few weeks has been unusual. While it is common for it to be hot and humid and have thunderstorms almost every day, it is unusual for it to be stormy all day, every day.

A typical weather forecast for the summer is hot, with a high of around 93 deg F, very humid, with thunderstorms in the late afternoon.

[compelled to reply]

It will get hotter, but the rain chances will go down. A rainy May is acutally pretty typical as well, and they say that a dry May is a precursor to an active hurricane season!

[rogerbacon]

I think June is the rainiest month. My birthday is in June and it rained every year on my birthday until I was 33.
In general you won't see nice weather for daytime outdoor activities from now until late October.

[305guy]

Yeah, it rains every day somewhere at some time anywhere in South Florida all summer. It's unpredictable and I think the weather forecasting gig here must be cake: "Partly cloudy with a chance of showers/thunderstorms later this afternoon"

[rnc2mbfl]

Agreed with the comment about June rains. My first year living here, it rained almost 3 feet in June alone. This late May has felt an awful lot like June to me! Enjoy the "cooler" evenings we have now because, come July, you won't see any more of those until mid/late October. Evenings will stay in the 80's past midnight typically for July, August and September.

[♥♥PRINC3Ss♥♥]

It's been raining more than usual. We haven't had a dry day in a while, and even though it rains more in the summer, it doesn't rain every day, and many times it's just light showers not thunderstorms

[Rich2010]

Thanks everyone for the very helpful posts. I think I get the picture now.

[tallrick]

This was normal weather in the 70's and 80's. It will rain about every other day till the end of June. Then the mini-dry season starts about the second week of July and into August. Rains restart in September and end in October. What you see now is normal, Florida weather which should indicate a lower than normal hurricane risk. It could also be a reversal of the above normal temperatures we have suffered under for the last decade.