Sunday, July 31, 2011

Increased Moisture Means the End of a "Dry" Spell

Increased moisture in the atmosphere over southwest Florida led to scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening. Storms should taper off around midnight or so.

As we continue through the work week our rain chances will gradually increase, especially as we keep a close eye on what will likely become our fifth named storm of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season. That tropical wave is currently several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is forecast to track west northwestward in the coming days. We'll likely see increased moisture and storm activity from this storm towards the end of the work week and heading into next weekend.

-KW

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Sultry and Mainly Dry This Weekend

First to the tropics...In the words of the National Hurricane Center, "The Don is dead." Indeed, it is. The storm produced little in the way of rainfall across drought stricken south Texas. Now, our focus turns to a wave 1000 miles east of the Windward Islands. This wave will likely be our next named storm, Emily. Of course, this bears watching but is still days away from impacting any water close to the States.

To our weekend weather...hot and mainly dry with small chances for isolated showers and storms, especially after 7pm. This drier than normal pattern will continue through the beginning of the work week before better rain chances build in midweek.

-KW

Friday, July 29, 2011

Dry for the weekend, and hot!! Don gets ready to make landfall in Texas. Much needed rain for them.

SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT DON REMAINS A SHEARED SYSTEM THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER NEAR THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF
A DISORGANIZED MASS OF STRONG CONVECTION.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE MEASURED 56 KT FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS AT 850 MB
AND ESTIMATED SURFACE WINDS OF 46 KT WITH THE SFMR...BOTH IN THE
NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT.  BASED ON THIS...THE INITIAL INTENSITY
REMAINS 45 KT.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT DOPPLER WIND DISPLAYS FROM
THE BROWNSVILLE WSR-88D HAVE RECENTLY SHOWN A WELL-DEFINED
MESOCYCLONE IN A STRONG CONVECTIVE CELL WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
THE CENTER AND THE PRIMARY CONVECTION.

THE INITIAL MOTION IS 300/14.  DEEP-LAYER RIDGING OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES SHOULD STEER DON GENERALLY
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD UNTIL DISSIPATION.  THE FORECAST TRACK CALLS FOR
THE SYSTEM TO MAKE LANDFALL BETWEEN BROWNSVILLE AND CORPUS CHRISTI
IN THE NEXT 12 HR...FOLLOWED BY A MOTION ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS INTO
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO.  THIS FORECAST TRACK IS AN UPDATE OF THE
PREVIOUS TRACK.

EVEN THOUGH THE 12 HR FORECAST POINT SHOWS WEAKENING...THERE IS
STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DON TO STRENGTHEN A LITTLE IN THE FEW
HOURS REMAINING BEFORE LANDFALL.  THEREAFTER...THE CYCLONE SHOULD
STEADILY WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES SOUTHERN TEXAS...AND IT IS FORECAST
TO DISSIPATE OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO BY 48 HR.



--
Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

A Hot Weekend

Afternoon temperatures will be near the mid and upper 90's both Saturday and Sunday. There will be some rain, but any rain that forms will wait until the afternoon and evening hours as the atmosphere is a little drier and warmer than average. - Jim

Drier than Normal for the Next 48 Hours

Dry air in the wake of Tropical Storm Don will minimize cloud cover and rain chances Friday and Saturday. But with fewer clouds, expect the mercury to climb into the middle 90s! Isolated activity can't be ruled out in the afternoon hours, but generally, the end of your work week and beginning of your weekend look like ideal days to hit up the beach or pool!

-KW

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Tropical storm Don is staying on course with wind at 45 mph. Drier weather for us.

DON HAS A CLASSIC SHEAR PATTERN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH STRONG BURSTS OF CONVECTION OCCURRING NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE
CENTER.  ANALYSES FROM THE SHIPS MODEL AND FROM CIMSS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN INDICATE 10-15 KT OF NORTHERLY VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR CONTINUING OVER THE STORM.  IN ADDITION...A STREAM OF
ARC CLOUDS/GUSTS FRONTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION
SUGGESTS THAT DRY AIR IS BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE CONVECTION.  DATA
FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE
CENTRAL PRESSURE RISING TO 1005 MB...WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WINDS
SUPPORTED AN INITIAL INTENSITY OF 40 KT.

THE INITIAL MOTION IS NOW 305/14.  DON REMAINS TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST OF A DEEP-LAYER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES...AND THE LARGE-SCALE MODELS FORECAST THIS FEATURE TO
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 36-48 HR.  THIS SHOULD STEER DON GENERALLY
NORTHWESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD UNTIL LANDFALL ON THE TEXAS
COAST IN ABOUT 36 HR.  THE TRACK GUIDANCE...WHICH SHIFTED NORTHWARD
BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z...HAS SHIFTED SOUTHWARD FOR THIS ADVISORY.  THE
NEW FORECAST TRACK HAS BEEN ONLY SLIGHTLY ADJUSTED TO THE SOUTH AND
LIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE.  SOME ADJUSTMENT
TO THE FORECAST TRACK MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE TRACK GUIDANCE
STABILIZES AROUND A TRACK SOUTH OF THE CURRENT FORECAST.

THE LARGE-SCALE MODELS AGAIN FORECAST MODERATE SHEAR TO CONTINUE
UNTIL DON MAKES LANDFALL.  THIS AND CONTINUED INTERACTION WITH DRY
AIR OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS LIKELY TO IMPEDE
INTENSIFICATION...AND THE INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THAT DON WILL MAKE LANDFALL AS A TROPICAL STORM AND NOT AS A
HURRICANE.  THE NEW INTENSITY FORECAST CALLS FOR A LITTLE LESS
STRENGTHENING DURING THE FIRST 12-24 HR DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
SHEAR AND ARC CLOUDS...THEN CALLS FOR DON TO REACH A PEAK INTENSITY
OF 50 KT NEAR LANDFALL.  AFTER LANDFALL...THE CYCLONE SHOULD WEAKEN
TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY THE 48 HR POINT AND TO A REMNANT LOW BY
THE 72 HR POINT.



--
Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

Drying Out!

Lingering moisture across Southwest Florida, will continue to give us a scattering of showers & storms throughout the afternoon and evening hours today. Now that Tropical Storm Don is pulling away to the Northwest, things will begin to dry out just a bit, especially into Friday as some drier/more stable air works its way in from the east. Isolated afternoon storms will be in the forecast tomorrow and Saturday with temperatures a bit on the hot side as they climb into the mid 90s.
-KM

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

More Sunshine


As Tropical Storm Don moves farther away from SW Florida we will see more sunshine and feel hotter air into the weekend. - Jim

Tropical storm Don has formed in the Gulf.

Tropical storm Don has formed.. but moving away from SWFL.
 
At 4PM CDT, the center of Tropical Storm Don was located near 22.7N, 87.0W, or about 120 miles north of Cozumel. Maximum sustain winds are near 40 mph and movement is WNW at 12 mph.
 
Hurricane hunter aircraft found a closed circulation inside the area of convection north of the Yucatan peninsula this afternoon with a few wind gusts as high as 45 kts east of the center. This qualifies the low as tropical storm status- Don has been born. Convection has been relatively impressive this afternoon and the outflow is decent. With generally light shear and ridging aloft, upper level conditions are favorable for modest intensification. Nevertheless, Don should remain a fairly weak system over the next couple of days and it is unlikely that he will ever reach hurricane status.
Don will continue to track WNW over the next 48 to 72 hours, guided by deep layer east-southeasterly flow beneath a subtropical ridge anchored over the southern US. Its course will ultimately take it to the TX coast late in the week with landfall likely sometime Friday night or Saturday. At this point the best estimate is for a track somewhere near CRP although the model spread suggests that landfall is possible anywhere between Brownsville and Port Arthur.

--
Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

The Tropics are Brewing!

More clouds than sunshine today thanks to a tropical wave passing to our south. This wave over the last several hours seems to be getting its act together and the National Hurricane Center is giving this about an 80% chance for development, so it is possible that we could have our 4th tropical depression or even tropical storm of the season by later today. No worries though across SWFL! Most of the model plots are in agreement that this system will push W/NW and possibly bringing some beneficial tropical rains across Texas, where about 90% of the state is dealing with an exceptional drought, not to mention persistent triple digit heat. Lingering moisture will hang around for Thursday with mainly afternoon storms, with a drying trend into Friday & Saturday.
-KM

Monday, July 25, 2011


A tropical wave is passing to the south of SW Florida. The axis of the wave will be SW of us tomorrow, so a few more clouds and showers will be possible. - Jim

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Heavy Downpours Moving Across Charlotte County...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA UNTIL 700 PM. AT 558 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ADVISED AREA...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

Feeling hot, hot, HOT!

Near record high temperatures are in the forecast today and tomorrow, and small chances for rain mean little relief into the beginning of the work week. We're still watching a tropical wave near Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but no significant development is expected. This wave, however, will increase our cloud cover and rain chances midweek here in southwest Florida.

-KW

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Strong Storms Bringing Heavy Rain Across Parts of Lee County

AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT MYERS UNTIL 645 PM. AT 541 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ADVISED AREA. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 136 AND 139.

Strong Storms Developing Across Lee County

A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN LEE COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS UNTIL 515 PM. AT 433 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEHIGH ACRES MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. WILL AFFECT ESTERO, WHISKEY CREEK, PAGE PARK-PINE MANOR, AND FORT MYERS VILLAS. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND, SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.

Strong Storms Moving Quickly Across Charlotte & DeSoto Counties...

A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS...SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES FOR A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS UNTIL 500 PM EDT. AT 405 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PLACID LAKES TO TUCKERS CORNER OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PLACID TO 16 MILES NORTH OF LEHIGH ACRES MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LAKE PLACID...TUCKERS CORNER...BABCOCK RANCH...NOCATEE...ARCADIA...AND FORT OGDEN. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND, SNAP TREE LIMBS, AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.

Bring on the Heat!

Mostly sunny and humid conditions this morning will give way to increasing clouds and scattered storms this afternoon. Even hotter conditions are in the forecast Sunday and Monday. We're keeping a close eye on the tropics, where an area of disturbed weather has a 20% chance of developing in the next 48 hours. Moisture from this system may bring us increased cloud cover and storm chances midweek.

-KW

Friday, July 22, 2011

Tropical Storm Force Winds Blow Through SW Florida

This afternoon was certainly a rumbly one. Torrential downpours, frequent lightning, and gusty winds kept us on our toes. A 51 mph wind gust was reported in Corkscrew (Collier county.) That same storm trekked into Lee county and produced a 58 mph wind gust at Page Field and continued into Charlotte county where the airport in Punta Gorda registered a 59 mph wind gust. Only a few lingering showers remain and will taper off this evening, but tomorrow afternoon could be very similar to what we experienced this afternoon.

-KW

Hot & Humid, Scattered PM Storms

The National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on what was Tropical Depression Bret, which has now dissipated into a remnant low pressure area. Tropical Storm Cindy continues to pack winds of 50 mph, as it races across the Northern Atlantic. As it encounters some very cool waters, we are expecting this system to dissipate as early as tonight and into the first half of the weekend. There is another area of disturbed weather approaching the Lesser Antilles, and the NHC is giving this about a 20% chance for tropical development over the next 48 hours.

Our typical weather pattern returns to Southwest Florida today, with mainly afternoon and evening scattered storms, especially across some of our inland communties. Over the weekend, we will start to see some slightly drier conditions with fewer storms in the forecast as high pressure continues to nose its way in across the state.

-KM

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Tropics and Radar

We are watching the tropics for Bret, Cindy and a new disturbance east of the Windward Islands. Bret and Cindy will die a slow torturous death over the increasingly colder water in the Atlantic while the new disturbance struggles to gain traction. Locally, isolated thunderstorms are near US 41 in all counties at this hour, showing very little movement. Cars on US41 are moving faster than the storms and both storms and cars are being tracked by radar guns of a meteorological and law enforcement nature. Be careful out there. - Jim

Even More Heat and Humidity on the Way!

The mid 90s will build in over the weekend. To make those already steamy temperatures feel more uncomfortable, more humidity will build in as well, making our heat index values soar above 100 degrees. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bret is expected to weaken to a depression later today, and Tropical Storm Cindy is racing northeastward into the North Atlantic, bothering little more than fish.

-KW

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

2 Tropical Storms, no worries

Tropical Storms Bret and Cindy will not have an impact on SW Florida. Instead, get ready for a hot, fairly dry weekend with highs in the mid 90's. - Jim

Farewell Bret, Hello Hot Temps!

Tropical Storm Bret continues to jog northeastward into the Atlantic and will not be a threat to any U.S. coastline. For us here in southwest FL, temperatures in the lower 90s but relatively low dew points, thanks to Bret kicking some drier air our way, are in the forecast today with the chance for isolated storms this afternoon. Even hotter temperatures and more humid air are on the way for this weekend!

-KW

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tropical Storm Bret not a Threat to SWFL!

As of 11am this morning, Tropical Storm Bret continues to pull northeast away from Florida. This system will continue to weaken over the nexxt day or so into a tropical depression and eventually a remnant low by the end of the week. For us, we have drier weather building in across the Peninsula, which will keep minimal rain chances in the forecast. A few pop up isolated storms are possible throughout the afternoon/evening hours, although coverage will not be that great. So hit up up the beaches, this afternoon as it will be on the toasty side with daytime highs in the low to mid 90s.
-KM

Monday, July 18, 2011

Tropical Storm Bret

Bret is so close, yet so far. As Bret will be moving away from Florida, SW Florida may see fewer rain areas, not more rain areas, since Bret is east of SW Florida. - Jim

Tropical Storm Bret

As of 11am this morning, Tropical Storm Bret is still brewing in the Atlantic waters. Sustained winds are being clocked at 50 mph and is currently moving on a N/NE track at 5 mph. This tropical system will have little to no impact on Southwest Florida as it will continue on a curved path away from the eastern seaboard. In fact, some drier air in the mid & upper levels of the atmosphere will be wrapping around Bret and filtering into Southwest Florida over the next few days. This will will lead to a decrease in the rain, with only isolated storms in the forecast through the end of the week with highs ranging from the low to mid 90s.
-KM

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Tropical Storm Bret

It's official! The second tropical system of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season has been named. As of 8PM Tropical Storm Bret has a sustained wind of 40 mph and is located approximately 100 miles northwest of the Abaco Islands and northwest Bahamas. For tonight the storm will have very little movement but tomorrow is expected to move northeastward. Bret is NOT expected to impact any United States coastline, and while it is expected to gain some strength in the next 2 days, it will likely remain tropical storm strength with sustained winds less than 73 mph.

-KW

Tropical Depression #2

Hurricane Hunters flew into an area of disturbed weather roughly 100 miles off Cape Canaveral's coast this afternoon and found an organized center of circulation. As of 5 PM Tropical Depression Two has sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving VERY slowly southward but will eventually begin a track towards the north and east. Overnight this storm is expected to reach tropical storm strength. When and if it does, TD 2 will be named Tropical Storm Bret. Two pieces of good news: 1) all models are forecasting the storm's path into the Atlantic and well away from any land, 2) the storm should remain a tropical storm at its peak with sustained winds less than 74 mph and not intensify into a hurricane.

-KW

Watching Development off Florida's Atlantic Coast

High clouds this morning will give way to scattered storms later this afternoon and evening. This better chance for rain will continue through your Monday.

An area of disturbed weather off Florida's Atlantic Coast bears watching. As of 9am, there is a 30% chance of cyclone development in the next 48 hours. Hurricane hunters are expected to investigate this hot spot later in the day. When and if this thunderstorm complex becomes more organized, southwest Florida will not be directly impacted; the forecast track for this storm skirts the Atlantic coastline heading northward.

-KW

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Heavy Downpours Moving into DeSoto & Glades Counties

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED AN **URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY** FOR CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ARCADIA UNTIL 630 PM EDT. AT 4:53 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ADVISED AREA...RAINFALLL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

Typical Mid-July

Very isolated coastal sprinkles this Saturday morning will give way to more widespread activity this afternoon and evening, thanks to a breeze shifting to the west. The best chance for showers and storms across southwest Florida will be Sunday.

-KW

Friday, July 15, 2011

A Hot and Humid TGIF

A warm and humid start to your Friday will give way to partly cloudy skies this afternoon with the chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms, especially for communities inland, but with more sun than clouds, temps will warm into the mid 90s. We will see an increased chance for widespread shower and storm activity over the weekend, especially Sunday and continuing through the beginning of the work week.

-KW

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Summer Heat and Humidity

Isolated showers and storms are expected Thursday and Friday. More widespread scattered activity is forecast over the weekend with hot and sticky conditions continuing.

-KW

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Afternoon Downpours

Mostly sunny conditions earlier today, will now give way to increasing clouds throughout the afternoon. A few showers are developing across Desoto, Charlotte, and Lee counties as of the noon hour with scattered storms continuing into the early evening hours, especially across our inland areas. Slightly drier weather arrives by tomorrow, with a drop in the rain chances, with temperatures spiking into the low to mid 90s. A bit more moisture arrives into the weekend with daytime highs in the lower half of the 90s.
-KM

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Scattered storms across Lee County are weakening. Slightly drier weather on the way by the end of the week.

Scattered storms are weakening across Lee County. Still have a good chance of seeing rain and storms in the area tomorrow. You can expect to see a few developing around lunch time and lasting through the evening. By Thursday and Friday some slightly drier weather will move into the region. This should limit the thunderstorm activity those days. It will be hot though, highs in the mid 90s.
 
The tropics look quiet for the moment.

--
Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

Tropics Quiet




The nearby tropics are quiet. The wave over Central America has no chance to develop. Meanwhile, we will have a humid mix of sun and clouds with scattered thunderstorms. - Jim

Slow Movers

Showers and a few storms continue to roll off the Gulf of Mexico through the mid day hours. Scattered showers and storms will be moving off to the northeast, thanks to a west/southwest flow. Steering winds in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere are very light today, so it's not out of the question for these slow moving storms to dump anywhere from a .50" to a 1.oo" of rain or more in a short period of time.
-KM

Monday, July 11, 2011

Storms Interrupt Sleep

Rain and rumbles of thunder awoke some from our sleep last night as upper-level disturbance aided in the generation of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Storms resulted in not too shabby rainfall totals especially across Collier County...

Marco Island: 1.35"
Naples: 1.33"
Cape Coral: .45"
Lehigh Acres: .38"
SWFL Int'l: .35"
Fort Myers: .21"

And more rain is in the forecast for our Monday with isolated showers re-developing for late morning with scattered showers and thunderstorms in store this afternoon and evening.

Watch out for ponding and puddles on the roadways this morning from the overnight rain. Stay safe!

Lauren

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Strong Storms Approaching I-75 in Collier County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A *SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY* FOR...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN WEST CENTRAL AND COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 657 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THE STORM WILL AFFECT... WEST TOLL GATE ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY... GOLDEN GATE... NAPLES... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

Strong Storms Over Charlotte County this Evening..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A *FLOOD ADVISORY* FOR... CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA UNTIL 615 PM EDT AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITHTHUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ADVISED AREA...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURING.

Another Humid and Hazy Start to the Day!

Sunday began much like Saturday, sticky. With our main steering current from the east towards the west today, we can expect scattered storm development in our interior areas first, and gradually scattered storms will move toward our coastal communities late this afternoon and early this evening. In our 7 day forecast, the best chance for scattered showers and storms will be Monday, but the chance for afternoon scattered activity is in the forecast everyday.

-KW

Saturday, July 9, 2011

A Few Storms Continue this Evening...

Pockets of heavier downpours were linger across parts of inland Collier county and Hendry county throughout the early evening hours. Otherwise, expect partly cloudy and humid conditions tonight as overnight lows remain in the upper 70s along the coast to mid 70s inland. Sunday will start off with a few clouds and the possibility of a couple of coastal showers with scattered showers and storms building throughout the afternoon/evening hours. Due to a bit more sunshine in the forecast, highs will be a bit warmer in the low to mid 90s. As we head in the upcoming work week, expect mainly afternoon showers and storms, with a bit of a decrease in the storm activity by mid week.
-KM

Friday, July 8, 2011

Still Cloudy



Most of the clouds are over Tampa Bay, but SW Florida has it's fair share. As the tropical moisture decreases slowly but surely, we should see a little more sunshine each afternoon this weekend. - Jim

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Tropical Moisture to Move in...

A mix of sun & clouds will graze the sky this afternoon , with scattered showers & storms, however they won't be as numerous as we've seen in the past few days. A tropical wave sitting to our Southeast across the Carribbean, will drift northwestward over the next coming days, bringing an influx of tropical moisture with it. This means rain chances will be a little higher than normal as we round out the work week with daytime highs near 90°.
-KM

Firework Haze

We're dealing with widespread haze this morning due in large part to the smoke lingering from yesterday's holiday fireworks. Watch out for reduced visibilities on your morning commute with visibilities currently running at 3-5 miles.

Stay safe!
Lauren



Monday, July 4, 2011

Storms come early, storms leave early. Great news for the fireworks tonight!

The rest of the evening the storms will be moving offshore to the northwest. The good news is that the rain should be over by the time the sun sets. So looking ahead to the fireworks displays, shold be dry. Tomorrow I see some slightly drier weather pushing in. Will will scale back the rain chances on your Tuesday. By Wednesday, more tropical moisture arrives. Rain chances go right back up and stay up through Saturday.

--
Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

A Sunny Start to the 4th!

Not a bad way to start off our July 4th holiday! Sunshine this morning will give way to increasing clouds this afternoon with scattered storms lasting through the evening hours. If you have any beach BBQ plans today, you may have to pull those burger buns insde for just a bit until the storms pass over. Sunset tonight is at 8:25pm, and with many fireworks festivities taking place just after dusk, plan on partly cloudy conditions with just a few lingering showers. Have a safe and happy July 4th!
-KM

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Storms Winding Down this Evening..

We finally broke out of our cloudy and wet pattern, as we return to more of a typical summertime pattern across Southwest Florida. Showers & storms broke out across our inland areas this afternoon and with our steering winds mainly out of the east and northeast, many of these pushed their way towards the coastline this evening. Rainfall rates within these storms were close to 2 in/hr, thus the National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory until 6:45pm. Storms will begin to wind down after sunset, with clearing skies overnight and lows in the low to mid 70s. Your July 4th holiday will start off with sunshine giving way to increasing clouds by the afternoon along with scattered storms through the early evening. Happy 4th!
-KM

Saturday, July 2, 2011

A Soggy Start..

After a soggy start to our July4th holiday weekend, things are drying out a bit as we head into the evening hours. Expect decreasing clouds tonight with overnight lows in the low to mid 70s. Morning sunshine on Sunday, will give way to afternoon clouds with scattered storms developing during the afternoon/evening hours with highs in the low 90s. A typical summertime pattern will hold through Monday, with mainly afternoon storms popping. Right now, it looks like the showers & storms will clear out just in time for the fireworks displays around dusk.
-KM

NOT the Ideal Start to the Holiday Weekend

Enough said. Frequent lightning and heavy downpours were NOT the ideal greeting to those looking forward to spending time outside this Saturday. Sunday, we are expecting more sun that clouds to start your day with a chance for a few afternoon storms. We can't rule out a few isolated storms on your July 4th Monday morning, and scattered storms are again in the picture heading into the afternoon and evening. This fireworks forecast bears watching.

-KW

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