Brittany Van Voorhees

Happy Thursday, Southwest Florida! Expect more cloud cover today ahead of a cold front bringing drier air this weekend. This will cap our highs in the upper 80s to near 90° this afternoon. Feels like temperatures will linger in the mid-90s. Ahead of the front, light showers will move in from the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Happy Wednesday, Southwest Florida! We have a typical May day on tap as highs peak in the upper 80s near the coast and low-mid 90s inland. The biggest change you’ll notice today is an increase in tropical moisture. With the combination of heat and humidity, feels like temperatures near 100° for most of the region. […]

Happy Tuesday! We’re tracking another hot and humid day across Southwest Florida. In fact, Fort Myers could have its hottest day of the year so far with a forecast high temperature of 93°. Today’s rainfall, however, is a little different! Spotty showers develop first near the coast and I-75 before slowly moving inland. After a […]

Happy Monday, Southwest Florida! The heat and humidity is back in action this week, and you’ll surely notice the sticky feel before you step outside. With the bump in moisture and heat, a few spotty showers will develop near the coast and west of I-75 by the late morning and early afternoon. Eventually, the rain […]

Happy Friday! As a front slowly works its way through Southwest Florida, a stray shower will be possible before drier air mixes in. Dew points will eventually plummet this afternoon and evening, but it’ll be even more noticeable by tomorrow. And remember, it’s not just drier air, but cooler air too! This will dip lows […]

Happy Thursday, Southwest Florida! Muggy air will stick around today, prompting another hot and humid afternoon. Temperatures will peak in the upper 80s near the coast and low-mid 90s inland. But when you factor in the heat and humidity, it’ll feel like 100°+. Showers and storms will develop near the I-75 corridor around noon. After that, […]

Happy Tuesday, Southwest Florida! The hot and humid trend continues as “feels like” temperatures will top out between 98 – 104° this afternoon. A few showers and storms will try to cool us off today. These will develop near I-75 just after lunchtime before eventually shifting inland. As this activity moves inland, it’ll become heavier […]

Happy Monday, Southwest Florida! We are really cranking up the heat and humidity this afternoon. When you combine our hot highs in the 90s and our dew points in the 70s, the result is heat indices (or “feels like” temperatures) near 100°. As we heat up and the sea breeze moves inland from the Gulf, […]

Happy Friday, Southwest Florida! We have a very warm and muggy air mass overhead. This will prompt more areas of rain this afternoon. Expect a few showers to develop near I-75 around noontime with an increase in clouds. Later this afternoon, pockets of heavy rain will shift inland and eventually reach Lake Okeechobee. By your evening […]

Happy Thursday, Southwest Florida! Tropical moisture really cranks up today soaring our humidity levels into the muggy category. This afternoon, you’ll especially notice the muggy air as highs reach the upper 80s and lower 90s. With the higher humidity, hot temperatures, and sea breeze fronts, a few spotty showers will bubble up today. Timing looks […]