Good morning! High pressure is anchored in the eastern Gulf this morning; we still have a slight onshore breeze but not enough of one to prevent temps from starting chilly this morning. Right now, we're starting in the mid 50's along the coast and in the mid to upper 40's inland. We'll still have a light northwest breeze just about all of the day which will keep our beaches a little cooler.. mid to low 70's there. Meantime, inland we'll make it into the upper 70's! A rundown of highs today..
Naples: Sunny; High 74
Bonita Springs: Sunny; High 76
Fort Myers: Sunny; High 76
Cape Coral: Sunny; High 75
Port Charlotte: Sunny; High 74
Hendry Co.: Sunny; High 78
Glades Co.: Sunny; High 77
DeSoto Co.: Sunny; High 76
We'll have one more chilly night tonight with similar low temperatures tomorrow. By tomorrow afternoon though, as high pressure moves off the east coast, we'll have more of an easterly breeze for more of the day delaying the onset of the Gulf breeze. Most places should get to near 80 tomorrow (still 70's at the beaches.. but warmer for you as well!). Even warmer looking ahead to the Easter weekend as a strong ridge builds in aloft... we'll be in the low 80's at the beaches and in the mid 80's elsewhere each day! A cold front will break apart in the face of the strong ridging Sunday and Monday across northern Florida. All signs point to the next 10-14 days being basically dry across south Florida with slightly warmer than average temps sticking around. It's been a fairly wet winter, but the next 2 weeks will likely go a long way toward significantly increasing the fire danger across SWFL as we hit the peak of the brush fire season. More on that over the next several days.
Have a great day!
Brian
