A weak cold front will dissipate to our north bringing slightly drier air to the northern half of the Suncoast. Skies will be mostly sunny with a 30% chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon. Feel-like temperatures will range anywhere from 104-108 degrees.
High pressure combined with some dry air that moved in will limit the rain chances today. Without the rain you get the heat and today a Heat Advisory is in effect.
The record breaking 2020 hurricane season continues to remain active with an 80% chance for the tropical disturbance over Georgia and S. Carolina to become the 6th. named storm of the year.
Just over 2 months into the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and we have had a record breaking 5 named storms already. The fastest that has happened ever.There is an area of concern over central Georgia right now that is drifting east and could eventually become the next tropical system.
The National Hurricane Center is watching an area of low pressure, now centered over Georgia, which is drifting away from the Suncoast. As it moves away it is allowing an area of high pressure to build over the Suncoast from the south and brings in slightly drier air.
I don’t know about you but I miss the regular summer afternoon pattern. Usually we see storms develop in Central Florida and then they are carried over to our coast late in the afternoon and early evening cooling us down in the evening.
Warm, moist and unstable air is over-top of the Suncoast today. This combines with an area of low pressure across north Florida. With those features in place the chance for showers is good today
An onshore flow will allow scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms that develop in the Gulf of Mexico to move onshore and across the Suncoast. It will be a warm and steamy afternoon with temperatures topping out in the low 90s, with feel-like temperatures ranging anywhere from 101-105°.
An onshore flow will continue which will allow scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms that develop in the Gulf of Mexico to move across the Suncoast. Models indicate a few locations seeing up to 1.5 inches through Sunday evening. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s and low 90s.
For the 4th of July, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible as atmospheric moisture begins to gradually increase across the Suncoast. Temperatures will top out in the low 90s, with feel-like temperatures ranging anywhere from 100-104°.
An onshore flow will continue meaning showers and thunderstorms that develop in the Gulf of Mexico will move onshore during the morning and early afternoon hours. Temperatures will top out in the low 90s with feel-like temperatures ranging anywhere from 101-104°.
A stationary front draped over N. Florida will keep high pressure down to our south which will keep the west winds over us through Monday.This pattern will keep a chance for an isolated shower or two along the coast around sunrise and then they will move inland during the late morning and early p.m.
While today will be similar to the past several days, changes are coming tomorrow and into he weekend. This morning we will see scattered light showers move onshore from the Gulf.
We are watching a pattern develop for the weekend that drive spokes of energy into the deep south and impact our weekend. The forecast still has a large amount of uncertainty as the location of the disturbances will be important in our determining our rain chances.
Well 2020 has been a strange year to say the least, and so has the summer weather so far here along the Suncoast.We have had westerly winds for the past week and that means high humidity and mainly inland storms through Thursday and possibly through the weekend.
High pressure remains the driver for your weather today. The center of the circulation of the high pressure area is located just to our south and provides us with our west wind.
High pressure continues to keep afternoon and evening storms to a minimum. The rain chance through Thursday stands at 20% near the coast and 30% inland. Highs will be close to seasonal averages right around 90 with a heat index each afternoon right around
Hot and mostly dry conditions are expected for coastal communities with slightly better rain chances and warmer afternoons for inland residents. The atmosphere across the nation is developing into a slow moving weather pattern
For tomorrow, there will be scattered clouds with temperatures warming into the low 90s. Oppressive dew points will once again allow feel-like temperatures to range anywhere from 103-107°. A sea breeze will move inland during the afternoon with the possibility for isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Skies will be mostly sunny to partly sunny with afternoon highs climbing into the low-to-mid 90s. High dew points will once again allow feel-like temperatures to range anywhere from 103-108°. As a result, heat related illnesses could set in quickly if you are outdoors without properly hydrating.
High pressure positioned over the top of us will slide southward once again on Saturday. Expect another sunny day with temperatures warming into the low to mid 90′s and a heat index in the low 100′s.
High pressure continues to lift north and the east wind has established itself over the Suncoast. Moisture in the atmosphere is limited aloft but at the surface remain high and will produce dangerous heat indexes again today.
We are in a transition time on the Suncoast with the wind pattern changing. Today we will see a light east wind that forms as the high pressure area that was sitting over us begins to lift north.
The highest heat index on Wednesday was 110 in both Wauchula and Arcadia. With little change in the weather pattern we can expect more of this excessive heat to continue through Friday.
A Heat Advisory has been issued for the Suncoast. It is expected that Heat Indexes will reach 106 to 110 between noon and 6pm today, which will increase the risk for heat exhaustion or heat stroke
A large area of high pressure will remain anchored over S. Florida for the next 2 days. This will act as a blocking pattern to the African dust which is making its way through the Caribbean at this time.
High pressure will be the major driver in today’s forecast. The flow of air is be a generally light west wind that will tend to push the sea-breeze inland and focus showers and thunderstorms in Hardee and DeSoto counties
Typically we see a SE wind which collides with the sea breeze every afternoon during the summer months.The storms form inland and then are pushed westward toward the W. Coast in the late afternoon and evening due to the predominant east wind during the summer.
High pressure located with a center very close to the Suncoast will cause very light winds today. . With air temperatures in the low 90′s and the moisture making it feel like 100
A typical summertime weather pattern continues across the Suncoast to start the workweek. Skies will be mostly sunny to partly sunny with afternoon highs climbing into the low 90s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms could develop along the sea breeze during the afternoon and evening.
For Father’s Day, temperatures will warm quickly with afternoon highs topping out in the low 90s, with feel-like temperatures ranging anywhere from 98°-101°. Skies will be mostly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing off the sea breeze and from the heating of the day.
Some slightly drier air is moving in on Saturday which means only a few scattered storms in the afternoon and evening. Most of the storms will be inland but one or two will make a break toward the coast in the afternoon and evening.
Our atmosphere remains moist enough to support scattered showers today. Like yesterday the focus for the storms will be inland, but along the coast a mid morning or early afternoon storm is possible.
The low pressure area over the Carolina’s is moving away and slowly decreasing in intensity. This will allow high pressure over the Suncoast to adjust to open a path for moisture to our south to move in.
After a few days of lower than average humidity and storm coverage here along the Suncoast we are going to get back to it on Thursday.The storm system which was sending dry air our way is slipping away to the north and the tropical air mass will move in and stick around through Saturday.
Dry air aloft will still limit the number of potential showers that might form later today. The most likely location for storms will be in inland locations, east of the interstate, after the sea-breeze forms late in the day
The stretch of dry weather will continue for one more day and then a gradual rise in humidity and storms will begin on Thursday.We will see one or two lone storms on Wednesday but generally mostly sunny skies are expected in the morning and then partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. There is a 20%
Dry air continues to be pushed southward by a spinning low pressure area along the mid-Atlantic coast. This feature is acting as an omega block, a meteorological weather pattern that features very slow moving systems.
A bit of a break in our afternoon storms is attributed to an area of low pressure spinning near the Carolina coast.The winds rotating around this low is bringing in mainly N to NE winds which is funneling in much drier air over the Suncoast.
There is a nearly stationary mid-level area of low pressure the spins over the Carolina’s for the next few days. This feature, called a cut-off low, will produce storminess and the threat of flooding rain in the near coastal regions of North and South Carolina.
Mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs topping out in the low 90s with feel-like temperatures ranging from 94-97 degrees. A few pop up showers and thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and evening.
Skies will be mostly sunny with atmospheric moisture increasing throughout the day. This increase in moisture will interact with the heating of the day and the sea breeze, which will allow scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to return in the afternoon and evening.
Upper air winds have brought in dry air aloft. While humidity remains high at the surface and heat indexes will hover near 100, the dry air aloft will limit the number of storms that develop in the late afternoon inland and drift to the coast in the early evening and early nigh
After all the tropical downpours on Thursday we will dry out a bit on Friday and continue through Saturday.The rain chance over the upcoming days drops down to 30% for both Friday and Saturday. We will see generally sunny skies through most of the day with only an isolated shower or two in the
Moisture will converge over the Suncoast this afternoon as a cool front moves into Florida and stalls to the north. It will be another hot day with high temperatures in the low 90′s.
Thursday expect a little better for showers and thunderstorms to move toward the coast in the late afternoon and evening. Some of the storms could be strong to severe at times.
The meteorological summer has begun but not the astronomical summer. That happens on June 20th at 5:43 p.m.That is known as summer solstice but the meteorological summer began on Memorial day and it feels like it here.
High pressure controls our weather today. It builds in from the Atlantic and expands across Florida and into the Gulf waters. With the high in place our winds will be light and variable.
There will be enough atmospheric moisture overhead allowing for partly sunny skies. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s and low 90s. Oppressive dew points will allow feel-like temperatures to range anywhere from 100-103 degrees. Scattered showers and thunderstorms return in the afternoon.
A High Surf Advisory will remain in effect through Monday afternoon. Skies will be partly sunny with afternoon highs topping out in the upper 80s However, dew points will remain high which will allow feel-like temperatures to range anywhere from 99°-101°.
Tropical Storm Cristobal will most likely make landfall in Louisiana early tomorrow afternoon. We will see pockets of dry air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere arrive tomorrow, allowing for periods of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible through the weekend as moisture continues to surge in from Tropical Storm Cristobal. Cristobal will move through the central Gulf of Mexico through the weekend.
Will it ever end? The rain keeps coming and coming as a series of disturbances pinwheel around a large gyre of low pressure over the Gulf and Caribbean. We have already seen 5-7 inches of rain is some areas over the past 2 days and more is on the weay. So a flood watch will remain in effect thro
The center of Tropcial Depression Cristobal should remain over land into Friday morning, some additional weakening could occur during the next 12-24 hours. A re-intensification trend is expected to commence in 36 hours, assuming that the center moves back into the Gulf of Mexico by then.
A Flood Watch remains in effect for the entire Suncoast through Saturday afternoon. Multiple rounds of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will occur over the next couple of days.
Six inches of rain or more are possible over the 7 days ahead and localized flooding of poor drainage areas, low lying areas and roads will be possible. A flood watch is in effect
Torrential rain fell upon the Suncoast on Wednesday. Rainfall on Wednesday totaled up to 6 inches in some areas over N. Sarasota and S. Manatee prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning as one point.
Our general east wind continues today as a lobe of moisture and rain advances from the Gulf. The high pressure ridge that pushed most of the rain out to sea yesterday relaxes a bit today.
The forecast for the next several days is calling for a good deal of rain as a series of disturbances will move or pinwheel around the tropical cyclone to our south.
Our tropical system in the southwest Gulf waters continues to develop. Much of the weekend forecast is dependent on the strength and location of this system
We have already had Arthur and Bertha and now possibly Cristobal by Tuesday. There is a lot of uncertainty with this one as it will get hung up in the SW Gulf of Mexico where water temperatures are well above average.
Today is the first day of hurricane season and already two named storms have formed. Before the week is over a third storm, which will be named Cristobal,
Afternoon highs are expected to soar back into the low 90s. Feel-like temperatures will be anywhere from 97-102 degrees. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop in the afternoon and early evening.
For tomorrow, skies will be mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms developing from the heating of the day and along the sea breeze. The rain chance will be higher for interior locations mainly east of I-75. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s.
It’s off to a crazy start and it hasn’t even started officially. The 2020 hurricane season officially starts Monday June 1st. and goes through Nov. 30th.
Atmospheric moisture remains high across the Suncoast and will interact with the daily sea breeze along with the heating of the day. This will create scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
We are into the summer pattern right now with mainly afternoon and evening storms expected through Saturday. We will see some slightly drier air settle in on Sunday and stick around through the work week.
When the air over Florida gets warm and muggy, thunderstorms become likely. the question is where and at what time will the storms form. The answer often lies in the wind direction.
With the first ever private company launch of astronauts into space scheduled for 4:33 pm, the weather remains a concern. The Suncoast and the entire state will be under the influence of a southwest wind.
An area of disturbed weather is being watched closely by the National Hurricane Center. An area of low pressure continues to spin near NE Florida and has a 30% chance of developing into the 2nd. tropical cyclone of the season.
A broad surface low and trough with upper level energy approaching from the west will continue to keep unsettled weather across Florida. On the Suncoast we will watch Some slightly drier air aloft moves into the area and brings more morning and afternoon sunshine.
A few peaks of sunshine tomorrow with temperatures topping out in the mid-80s. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and early evening.
