The South Florida Water Management District (District) uses state-of-the-art weather tools to guide important water management decisions that safeguard and restore our water resources and ecosystems, protect communities from flooding and meet the region’s water needs.
DID YOU KNOW: The public can access many of the tools used by our meteorologists to keep an eye on the sky?
WATCH THE WEATHER: The District makes it easy for you to access real-time radar, historical weather data, and more. On our website, you can check to see how much rain has fallen in your neighborhood or in a neighborhood hundreds of miles away. You can also watch how weather conditions affect water levels in lakes, canals and waterways throughout the region.
MANAGING OUR WATER RESOUCES: The District’s talented team of water managers and meteorologists closely monitor weather conditions throughout the year using an extensive rainfall monitoring network. When rain is scarce, the District keeps water levels stable in canals, wetlands and lakes to prevent saltwater intrusion and protect groundwater supplies. In anticipation of heavy rainfall, the District may lower water levels in canals.
IMPORTANT WEATHER TOOLS: Our team use a suite of tools and technology to monitor Florida’s changing weather conditions around the clock. They include:
- Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts: These forecasts show how much rain is forecast to fall and where.
- Super Composite: An interactive map that combines radar-estimated precipitation with rain gauge data from multiple sources. It allows users to see how much rain has fallen over various timeframes, from the past hour to the past 30 days.
- SFWMD Rain Gauges: Provide near real-time rainfall data from across the District, with access to up to one month of historical observations.
- Real-Time Satellite and Radar: Shows current and developing storms over the District with frequently updated radar and satellite imagery.
- Rainboard: Displays rainfall totals for all 16 areas of interest across the District, with options to view data by month, year, or longer-term averages.
EXPLORE OUR ONLINE RESOURCES: We encourage you to visit SFWMD.gov/Weather to explore the District’s online weather tools, historical data and other resources.