Good morning! It's great to be back on the early riser shift this morning. It's going to be a challening forecasting week, not only for the final landfall location of Tropical Storm Alex (I think on the lower Texas coast right now) but also here in southwest Florida as we try to pin down just how Alex will affect our weather.
This morning, some high clouds on the outermost edges of Alex are overhead but deep tropical moisture remains will to the southwest of us (Alex is about 800 miles away this morning). This afternoon, expect scattered showers and storms moving toward the beaches as the Gulf breeze kicks in. A similar pattern will set up for both Tuesday and Wednesday, although there may be fewer storms overall. Highs each day will be in the low to mid 90's. Later this week, as a front moves into the southeast, some of the moisture from Alex should be drawn in our direction and I'm planning on more rain overall for Thursday and Friday -- some could even be around earlier in the day.
Much more coming later; in the meantime, here is today's forecast:
Naples Scattered PM Storms; High 92
Bonita Springs Scattered PM Storms; High 94
Fort Myers Scattered PM Storms; High 93
Cape Coral Scattered PM Storms; High 92
Port Charlotte Scattered PM Storms; High 92
Hendry Co. Scattered PM Storms; High 92
Glades Co. Scattered PM Storms; High 92
DeSoto Co. Scattered PM Storms; High 92
Have a great Monday!
Brian
