FILE PHOTO: Jupiter Inlet from DuBois Park, looking north. Photo: Dough4872 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
By Jupiter Tide Staff
JUPITER — Keep an eye on the sky if you're heading out this Veterans Day afternoon, and dig out a light jacket for the weekend.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to form this afternoon as the sea breezes push inland, the National Weather Service in Miami said in its morning forecast discussion. Colder air higher up could make an isolated storm or two strong, with the best chances around Lake Okeechobee and in Palm Beach County. Those storms could bring gusty winds, frequent lightning and even small hail.
The bigger change comes later in the week. The weather service expects a strong cold front to move through South Florida late Thursday night into Friday morning, with scattered showers and a few storms possible Thursday into Friday morning. Behind it, "much cooler and drier air" arrives for the weekend, with breezy conditions.
For Jupiter, the NWS point forecast calls for:
Today (Wednesday): high near 83, 40% chance of showers and storms, mainly after 1 p.m. and into the evening.
Thursday: high near 80, 30% chance of showers after 1 p.m.
Friday: mostly cloudy, high near 75, northwest wind around 12 mph. Low near 61 Friday night, with gusts up to 21 mph.
Saturday: sunny, high near 72, north wind 12 to 16 mph with gusts up to 21 mph. Low near 64.
Sunday: mostly sunny, high near 77.
Lightning is the main risk outdoors today: if you hear thunder, head inside. The weather service also says a moderate risk of rip currents will continue across Palm Beach County beaches today. Forecasts change, so check the NWS Miami forecast before weekend plans.
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Sources
NWS Miami Area Forecast Discussion, issued 5:52 a.m. EST Wed. Nov. 11, 2026 (key messages; short-term section issued 2:01 a.m.; beaches section notes a moderate rip current risk for the Palm Beaches today). Re-checked about 7:48 a.m. ET; no newer discussion had been issued: forecast.weather.gov AFD
NWS point forecast for Jupiter (26.9342, -80.0942; grid MFL 108,102), updated 3:31 a.m. EST Nov. 11 and re-pulled about 7:48 a.m. ET (same numbers; no active alerts for zone FLZ168): Jupiter point forecast