Good Wednesday morning! Temps this morning are ranging from the mid to upper 30's inland (with some patchy frost possible) to the mid 40's along the coast. The reason for the difference in temperatures this morning is two fold. First, we have the typical range owing to the influence of the water at the coast - a northwest breeze, even as light as it is, is helping to keep the coast a bit warmer. Second, those clouds that were in yesterday's forecast -- the low ones -- have finally materialized out across the Gulf and are hugging the coast this morning. So we also have the influence of some low clouds to keep things a bit warmer this morning especially in coastal north Lee County and Charlotte County.
Those low clouds will hug the coast this afternoon, at times coming onshore but I don't think we'll see any worse than a partly cloudy sky west of US-41 this afternoon. Inland, it's mostly sunny with temps climbing toward the mid 60's.
Warming trend really gets underway tomorrow with highs in the mid 60's for everyone, likewise on Friday although we'll be adding a few more high clouds each day. Over the weekend, an upper level disturbance will move through and, coupled with warmer air moving into the area, this should provide some lift (rising motion) in the atmosphere.. leading to a few extra clouds this weekend and maybe a stray shower or two Saturday or early Sunday. Next front gets here on Monday night, out ahead of it highs on Sunday and Monday push into the mid to upper 70's. Enjoy!
Brian
