Tropical Storm Katia Update

Tropical Storm Katia formed in the eastern Atlantic earlier this morning. As of the 11am advisory, winds are sustained at 45 mph as it moves on a W/NW track at 18 mph. Conditions are conducive for strengthening over the next couple of days, possibly into a major hurricane. This system is still thousands of miles away from the Florida peninsula, so we do have plenty of time to track Katia.

Plenty of tropical moisture continues to hang around SWFL. as a result mostly cloudy conditions will stick around through afternoon and evening with scattered rain. As a result of the cloud cover and on and off showers, daytime highs will stay well below the average into the mid 80s.