Good morning! A similar set up for this afternoon with Atlantic low pressure spinning in some drier air from the north this afternoon. There will still be thunderstorms today, but just isolated rain chances mainly east of I-75. In fact, along the coast, it should finish mostly sunny this afternoon with a nice, steady breeze off of the Gulf of Mexico! We'll follow today up with isolated thunderstorms, mainly inland, again tomorrow.
For the holiday weekend, though, an upper level area of low pressure will form over the southeast. This will increase our chance of showers and storms for both Saturday and Sunday. For Saturday, the steering level wind should be from the southwest, meaning the best chance of showers and storms in the afternoon will be inland. On Sunday, though, that steering wind will be very light.. so a good chance of showes and storms is in the forecast both inland and at the coast. By Memorial Day, that upper level low should weaken and move away leading to lower rain chances for the holiday itself. It's not a wash out this weekend, but you will want to watch the sky closely!
Here is today's forecast:
Naples Partly Cloudy; High 87
Bonita Springs Partly Cloudy; High 89
Fort Myers Partly Cloudy; High 90
Cape Coral Partly Cloudy; High 88
Port Charlotte Partly Cloudy; High 87
Hendry Co. Partly Cloudy Isolated PM Storms; High 88
Glades Co. Partly Cloudy Isolated PM Storms; High 87
DeSoto Co. Partly Cloudy Isolated PM Storms; High 87
See you on WINK in just minutes!
Brian
