Good evening! A few showers and storms are active right now along and east of I-75 through inland southwest Florida. These storms have been drifting inland with time this afternoon but now, as outflow boundaries become involved and the steering flow becomes more north and northeasterly, these storms are trying to push back toward the coast. Don't be surprised if a few heavier downpours and rumbles of thunder make it to the Lee and Collier coast after sunset this evening as these fading storms push slowly toward the Gulf.
Over the weekend, the steering pattern becomes a bit stronger and storms and showers should move more quickly toward the southwest with time. Before the storms arrive each day, expect highs in the low to mid 90's both Saturday and Sunday.
Some drier air might try to push into the area by Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, but the latest forecast models are starting to indicate this drier air might get stuck across central and north Florida. Jim and I will have the latest on WINK over the next 45 minutes.
Brian
