Here’s your forecast for Monday, May 13th, 2024.
It was a record setting day in Punta Gorda, where temperatures hit 96°, breaking the former record of 94° set back in 1985. With humidity making a swift return, it felt more like 100° to 105° through the afternoon, which will again be the case tomorrow.
FEELIN' HOT HOT HOT WITH RECORDS IN PUNTA GORDA! Temperatures today ran in the low to mid-90s across the board with a heat index 100+. This will remain the case through the work week, but at least we'll see a little better opportunity to be cooled down by developing showers. pic.twitter.com/hWjYpFdgTY
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsTV) May 13, 2024
The best chance for isolated showers and storms this evening will be in Glades and Hendry counties with storm motion toward the northeast. Radar will quiet down by 9pm.
With the muggy air in place, we'll kick off Tuesday in the mid to upper 70s. Afternoon highs will climb into the low and mid-90s once again but feel hotter with the humidity, more like like 100° to 105°. Please stay hydrated and if you are outdoors, take frequent breaks in the A/C or shade. The afternoon will stay hot and mainly dry. It will be breezy at times with gusts to 25 mph from the south/southwest.
We'll see a better chance for scattered showers and storms midweek, but with a sea-breeze developing, those rain chances will be highest inland, east of I-75.
FOX 4 EVENING METEOROLOGIST KATIE WALLS
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