Good morning! Your Thursday morning starts with temperatures in the mid to upper 60's in most of southwest Florida; so, it's another fairly comfortable mid-May morning as you get going. Any haze or low clouds will quickly burn off this morning giving way to a mostly sunny sky as a strong area of high pressure remains in control of our weather. A few shallow, "squashed" clouds might develop this afternoon -- that's about it! The temp pattern is going to be very similar to the last few days across the area, with temperatures in the mid to upper 80's near the Lake and near 90 elsewhere. Essentially a carbon copy awaits us tomorrow but, for the weekend, it will turn noticeably more humid. In fact, there's even a slight chance of a coastal shower by late in the day on Sunday.
Our chance of rain will increase substantially into Monday as our strong high breaks down, shifts to the east, and some tropical moisture pushes into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. In fact, some of our models say a weak tropical wave could potentially come up through the Florida Straits and toward the east coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.. this will be something to watch over the next few days -- not for any development, obviously, but rather for an enhancement to our rain chances.
Here is today's forecast:
Naples Mostly Sunny; High 90
Bonita Springs Mostly Sunny; High 91
Fort Myers Mostly Sunny; High 90
Cape Coral Mostly Sunny; High 90
Port Charlotte Mostly Sunny; High 88
Hendry Co. Mostly Sunny; High 87
Glades Co. Mostly Sunny; High 87
DeSoto Co. Mostly Sunny; High 88
Have a great Thursday!
Brian
