Tropical Moisture Stays in Place

Showers are off to an early start again across SWFL on this Sunday. The best chance to see any rain early this morning, will be across our coastal locations. Tropical moisture continues to feed into the region on a moist southwesterly flow, which will lead to more scattered thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Daytime temperatures will remain in the upper 80s with high humidity. It looks like we will be in a holding pattern through Monday, with another round of scattered storms, before some drier air starts to build in by Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Ophelia is barely hanging on to tropical storm strength with winds sustained at 40 mph, with no threat to land at this time. Tropical Storm Philippe, currently in the Eastern Atlantic, is packing winds of 45 mph, and the latest forecast cone has Philippe possibly intenisfying into a minimal hurricane by Tuesday, before recurving out to sea.