Here is your forecast for Monday, August 18th, 2025.
Scattered storms will continue through this evening, tapering by midnight. Heavy rain and lightning will remain our primary threats.
Before the storms fired up, it was a record setting day. Punta Gorda set a new daily high of 98°, breaking the former record of 96°.
Clouds will clear overnight and we'll wake up to sunshine and mid to upper-70s. After 3pm, scattered storms will develop with the heating of the day and continue through the evening.
Hot temperatures will prevail in the mid-90s. Factor in the humidity and it will feel as hot as 107°.
As Hurricane Erin pulls north in the Atlantic off the east coast of the United States on Wednesday, the wind will shift direction. This will create a northwest wind, allowing for a few showers early, but primarily a drier set up. The rain chance Wednesday will be around 30%.
Afternoon scattered storms return on Thursday with rain chances back to our typical 40-60%.
FOX 4 EVENING METEOROLOGIST KATIE WALLS
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