Good morning! Another extra warm afternoon is in the forecast for southwest Florida, especially along the coast where the breeze should be offshore just about all day long. Temperatures will warm toward the mid 90's along the coast, with lower 90's near the shore of Lake Okeechobee with a slight cooling effect from the Lake. A pocket of dry air remains in place over central and south Florida, holding tight for one more day. This should limit the chance of rain to mainly far south Collier County, if anyone sees rain at all.
The chance of rain begins to ramp up into the weekend; first, tomorrow, isolated storms return to the forecast and more widespread activity will be around into Saturday. Another round of drier air arrives early next week with the chance of rain cut back once again.
In the tropics, the wave I was watching yesterday near the Windward Islands has been significantly affected by strong westerly wind shear and does not look nearly as strong this morning. I'll have more on that coming up on WINK at 5:45 am. First, today's forecast:
Naples Partly Cloudy Mainly Dry; High 93
Bonita Springs Partly Cloudy Hot; High 94
Fort Myers Partly Cloudy Hot; High 94
Cape Coral Partly Cloudy Hot; High 94
Port Charlotte Partly Cloudy Hot; High 93
Hendry Co. Partly Cloudy Hot; High 92
Glades Co. Partly Cloudy Hot; High 91
DeSoto Co. Partly Cloudy Hot; High 92
Bonita Springs Partly Cloudy Hot; High 94
Fort Myers Partly Cloudy Hot; High 94
Cape Coral Partly Cloudy Hot; High 94
Port Charlotte Partly Cloudy Hot; High 93
Hendry Co. Partly Cloudy Hot; High 92
Glades Co. Partly Cloudy Hot; High 91
DeSoto Co. Partly Cloudy Hot; High 92
Have a great Thursday!
Brian
