The heavier rain that has been affecting parts of Collier County this morning is beginning to move into Lee County -- with heavier showers now being reported across the south side of Lehigh Acres. Elsewhere, there are a lot of clouds around this morning and isolated pockets of light rain/drizzle. Our mid level moisture continues to team with a stalled frontal boundary across the southeast today to yield a mostly cloudy day with showers and storms likely both in the morning and in the afternoon. With the clouds and rain around, highs will fail to reach 90 degrees for much of the area for a 5th straight day.
By the weekend, I think we'll be able to remove the chance of morning rain as the steering flow becomes northeasterly around a strong ridge of high pressure that will build across the eastern part of the country. But on the south side of that ridge, low level moisture will still be locked in place over SWFL leading to numerous afternoon showers and storms, especially on Sunday. Finally, drier weather should build into the area starting Monday!
Today's forecast:
Naples Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 87
Bonita Springs Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 87
Fort Myers Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 88
Cape Coral Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 88
Port Charlotte Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 88
Hendry Co. Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 88
Glades Co. Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 89
DeSoto Co. Mostly Cloudy AM & PM Storms; High 89
Stay dry!
Brian
