This Weekend's Forecast...ZOMBIE-rific!

That title is in celebration of tonight's ZOMBICON in downtown Fort Myers, and mother nature must be in the Halloween spirit! Alongside high clouds, we're expecting dry conditions and less humidity through tomorrow.

Moisture will build in for the beginning of the work week; isolated showers are in the forecast for Monday, and the best chance for rain will be Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of an approaching front.

-KW

Dry air has returned to SWFL. Here to stay thru the weekend. The Zombies will love the weather tomorrow night in Ft. Myers.

The cold front has move through SWFL! Dewpoints are dropping and it looks like drier weather in place through Sunday. Enjoy the overnight lows in the 60s and afternoon highs in the mid 80s. You will be seeing a few high clouds blocking out the sun from time to time. Changes by Monday, more humidity moves in and we will see a chance of rain by the afternoon. The next cold front we are tracking will arrive late Wednesday into Thursday morning. Rain chances will increase and the wind, then dry again for next weekend.

 

Zombies will be in dowtown Fort Myers Saturday night.. Watch out, your brains are food!!! Great night for feasting.... ENJOY!

--
Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

A Drop in the Dewpoints!

As of 11am this morning, a weak cold front is now pushing south into Sarasota county. Once the front passses through SWFL, we can expect a drop in the humidity throughout the afternoon hours. With this drier air in place tonight, temperatures will fall into the upper 60s, with a few of our northern and inland communties into the low to mid 60s by early Saturday morning. The lower humidity will stick around for Saturday with pleasant conditions. By early next week, we may see a surge of moisture, which will bring an increase in the rain chances especially Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rain Closer to the Coast...

As of 11am, most of SWFL has remained dry. We do have some cloudiness working its way in across the peninusla, with a cluster of showers moving closer to the coast. Through the mid day hours, the best rain chances will be along the coastal areas across Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Isolated rain will continue through this afternoon with a warm and humid air mass in place. A cold front will work its way down the state tomorrow morning, and by the second half of the day we should start to see some slightly cooler and drier air, which looks to hang around for the weekend.

Coastal Rain

A few coastal rain areas are possible as we head throughout the mid morning hours, especially across Collier county as a weak line of showers continues to drift to the south. A mix of sun and clouds will remain in the forecast this afternoon along with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s, but with that onshore wind keeping humidity levels high, it will feel much warmer than what the thermometer is actually reading. A weak cold front will make its way down the state by the end of the week, which will set the stage for some lower humidity and a bit more sunshine for the first half of the weekend.

A Brief Break From Humidity on the Way

A weak cold front currently in the northern part of the state is forecast to slowly but surely trek southward and pass through SW FL late Thurs night. That means sticky air and isolated showers will remain in the picture until then, but Friday afternoon and Saturday will be less humid and mainly dry. While the break will be welcome, it will be brief and humidity is forecast to increase for the beginning of the work week.

-KW

Weak Cold Front

A weak cold front will pass through the region late Thursday. It will not become cool, but the relative humidity will be a little lower on Friday. - Jim