Tag: Weather

Don’t get caught off guard this morning! The rain machine will get turned on a bit earlier today with scattered showers possible during the morning hours across Lee, Collier, and Charlotte County.  The morning won’t be a washout, but some passing showers and storms will be possible before the lunch hour, and we’ll see more scattered rain through the afternoon.  The highest rain chances during the afternoon will be a little deeper inland, particularly east of I-75.  A few areas of rain will linger into the evening, but most areas will be dry after 8 p.m.  With the rain...

The sea breeze is helping to kick off scattered thunderstorms this evening. Because of the relatively light south and southeast winds in place, showers, downpours and storms forming over the next few hours will be slow to move, meaning much like yesterday some locally heavy rain may quickly stack up in areas where rain develops. Based on the radar coverage, communities along and east of I-75 look to have the widest coverage of rain initially this evening, meaning spots like Gateway, Lehigh Acres, Alva and Immokalee will likely end up with the greatest rain tallies. Later on tonight,...

If you’re still waiting to get some rain to water your parched lawns after the long dry season, hang in there! There’s more rain and storms back in the forecast today.  However, some of us will get soaked while others stay completely dry, which is just the nature of the beast as we get in the rainy season.  For the morning hours, expect another dry and sunny start with temperatures warming into the upper 80s by noon and daytime highs pushing into the lower 90s before the rain cools some of us off this afternoon.  Today’s storms will favor locations close to the coast...

Yesterday some of us finally picked up measurable rain as rainy season has finally arrived in Southwest Florida. Yesterday the storms were along and slightly east of I-75, but this afternoon rain and storms will be focused right along the coast, so if you have a beach day planned, make sure you know where you can wait out the storms when they arrive late this afternoon. In terms of when you can get outside for your Memorial Day ceremonies; any time before lunch! We have an east wind today, which will push the seabreeze (and therefore storms) toward the coast, but it also means a later...

Happy Sunday Southwest Florida! Like yesterday we are waking up to more humid air compared to last weekend, but unlike yesterday, this humidity will actually fuel chances for rain this afternoon! You can still get outside today as the morning will be mainly dry. A few isolated showers are possible near the coast, but the morning is basically going to be muggy and dry. By lunchtime, our seabreeze will start to develop just east of I-75 before pushing toward Lake Okeechobee. This means our best chance for storms will be east of I-75 out toward the Lake during the late afternoon until...

It’s going to start feeling, looking and sounding a lot more like summer around here over the next few days and into next week, but the good news is we’ve got generally quiet and sunny weather on tap to begin your holiday weekend.  We’ll start out warmer and slightly more humid for your Friday morning with tons of sunshine in store through the day. A few areas of rain and even a storm will form this afternoon but mainly well east of I-75 across Hendry and Glades County.  Otherwise, expect another hot and sunny day with highs on track to reach the low to mid 90s.  Saturday...

Memorial Day weekend looks beautiful and problem free for much of Southwest Florida. The only exception to that will be across the interior, where occasional pop-up showers will be possible each afternoon starting Friday. Otherwise, the sea-breeze will keep coastal spots dry through the holiday with high temperatures topping out near 90. Humidity will gradually make a return, becoming more noticeable into next week. Speaking of next week, models are now in good agreement that a rainy season pattern should set up, as early as Monday. A moderate east wind next week will usher in more...

Make sure to look west if you’re out before sunrise this morning! You might be able to catch a glimpse of this morning’s supermoon eclipse, which will end right around 6:35 this morning.  After a pretty comfortable and quiet morning, plan another scorcher this afternoon as high temps touch the mid-90s in most areas. The heat combined with the low humidity will keep the fire danger very high across Southwest Florida, so be cautious and no outdoor burning.  Rain chances will be slim to none today, but we’ll finally get some better rain opportunities by Memorial Day weekend...