Cold Front Coming

The seasons first cold front will slide through SW Florida tonight. That will help to give us a mostly sunny, less humid weekend. Sunday morning temperatures will start in the 60's, the first of 6 AM's with lows in the 60's. - Jim

Pumpkin Spice Makes Everything Nice

Fall-like weather is rolling toward southwest Florida and beginning Saturday, you will feel a distinct change as dry air filters in behind a passing cold front. This fall blast means highs over the weekend and through the first half of the work week will be in the 80s and morning lows in the 60s! While mainly dry and less humid conditions are in the future, watch for afternoon isolated showers today and Friday and expect highs around 90 with morning lows in the mid 70s.

-KW

Drier weather on the way folks! The weekend looks awesome.. Lower humidity on the way!

A weak cold front will be moving through the area Friday evening. We could see a few showers then but behind the front, drier weather will be moving in. Dewpoints will drop into the low 60s. You will feel the change Saturday and Sunday for sure. This lower humidity will be with us through the begining of next week. There will also be a breeze from the northeast as well. That could bring in a few clouds but no rain in the forecast.

 

Both systems in the tropics will stay in the Atlantic.

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Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist

AM Fog, Less Rain

After a soggy start to our Monday, it's the fog, not the rain that's impacting your commute to work this Tuesday morning. Visibilities are being reduced down to 1/2 of a mile at Page Field with visibility at 3/4 of a mile in Punta Gorda. A mix of sun and clouds will remain in the forecast today, with a few isolated showers and storms. Drier weather will continue to build into SWFL for the rest of the work week with mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions and even lower humidity by the weekend.

Heavy Rains Moving Into Collier County this Morning Have Prompted Flood Advisories

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED AN *URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY* FOR WEST CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF NAPLES AND MARCO ISLAND UNTIL 200 PM. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE NAPLES AND MARCO ISLAND AREA OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY OCCUR THROUGH 1 PM. ALSO, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ALONG THE GULF COAST BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM WHICH WILL SLOW RAINFALL DRAINAGE. AS OF 11 AM SEVERAL ROADS AROUND MARCO ISLAND WERE REPORTED TO BE UNDER WATER OR CLOSED DUE TO WATER INCLUDING SAN MARCO ROAD, BARFIELD DRIVE, AND HEATHWOOD NEAR THE CITY HALL. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

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.

The Rain is Off to an Early Start...

Eventhough it's the first official weekend of the fall season, it's still warm and humid across SWFL! Tropical moisture remains in place today, and with a southwest flow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico, we will continue to see isolated coastal rain developing this morning, with a better chance for scattered storms this afternoon, especially across our inland communties. This along with a mix of sun and clouds will yield temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90° this afternoon. A similiar set up will be in place for Sunday with coastal morning rain and scattered storms throughout the afternoon. Tropical moisture will be replaced by a drier air mass moving across the peninsula, but not until the middle part of the work week!
-KM