Good Friday morning! It's a cold start to the last day of the work week, the last Friday in Februrary (already!), as temperatures this morning are in the mid 30's inland and 40's along the coast. There is a freeze warning for most of our inland areas until 8 AM but most areas should stay just above the freezing mark. It should be a gorgeous day today across the area with a mostly sunny sky and highs in the mid to upper 60's.. just the hint of a few high clouds developing later today ahead of our next system.
Clouds will increase tonight as low pressure moves into the eastern Gulf. By tomorrow morning, late, showers should start pushing into the area from the west and be with us through mid to late afternoon. This is quick-moving low pressure though and, by Saturday evening, we should begin clearing out. Temps will be a bit tricky tomorrow but, at this point, most of our models are tracking low pressure right across SWFL.. which should keep temperatures in the mid to low 60's for most of us. If the low tracks a little farther north, we might be able to get into the upper 60's to near 70 before the rain in especially Collier County. There's a little of upper level energy that'll be moving through with this low, too.. so it appears likely we'll get anywhere from .25" to .50" of rain with this one.
Clouds might linger a bit on Sunday morning, otherwise Sunday is the pick of the weekend with a mostly sunny afternoon and highs in the mid 60's. Have a great weekend!
Brian
